The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, 2018. Directed by Park Hoon-jung. Starring Kim Da-mi, Cho Min-soo, Park Hee-soon, Choi Woo-shik. SYNOPSIS: A high school student with amnesia tries to uncover what has happened to her. All leading her into deeper troubles ultimately revealing a darkness she could not have imagined. Don’t let the blatant sequel […]
Steve McQueen’s Widows will open 62nd BFI London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival has announced that this year’s Opening Night gala will be Academy Award winner Steve McQueen’s new feature Widows, with its international premiere set to take place on October 10th an Cineworld in Leicester Square. “I am absolutely delighted that Widows will be opening this year’s BFI London Film Festival,” said McQueen. […]
Five films we are excited to see at Fantasia Fest 2018!
Rafael Motamayor with five films are are excited to see at Fantasia Fest 2018… We are mere days away from the 22nd Fantasia International Film Festival, and we can’t contain ourselves! The Montreal festival is one of the world’s foremost festivals for genre lovers, shining a light on new and established filmmakers from all around […]
Sundance London 2018 Review – The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post, 2018. Directed by Desiree Akhavan Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr., and Forrest Goodluck. SYNOPSIS: Teenager Cameron is sent away to a “de-programming” centre when her relationship with another girl is discovered. But instead of helping her follow a more conventional lifestyle, it makes her […]
Sundance London 2018 Review – The Tale (2017)
The Tale, 2017. Directed by Jennifer Fox. Starring Laura Dern, Isabelle Nelisse, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Ellen Burstyn, and Common. SYNOPSIS: Documentary maker Jennifer seems to have it all until a story she wrote at the age of 13 is discovered by her mother. It’s about a special relationship with an adult and Jennifer realises […]
Sundance London 2018 Review – Leave No Trace (2017)
Leave No Trace, 2017. Directed by Debra Granik. Starring Ben Foster, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Jeff Kober, and Dale Dickey. SYNOPSIS: Father and daughter, Will and Tom, have lived off the grid for years on a nature reserve on the edge of Portland. But their cover is blown by accident and they’re removed from their home […]
Sundance London 2018 Review – Never Goin’ Back (2018)
Never Goin’ Back, 2018. Directed by Augustine Frizzell. Starring Maia Mitchell, Camila Morrone and Kyle Mooney. SYNOPSIS: Jessie and Angela, high school dropouts, are taking a week off to chill at the beach. Too bad their house got robbed, rent’s due, they’re about to get fired, and they’re broke. It’s been a while since we’ve […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Capsule Review – First Reformed
Hope and despair is the equivalent to the metaphorically persuasive angel and the devil on the shoulders of one of God’s lonely souls, a pastor at the titular First Reformed church. The establishment is about to celebrate its 250th anniversary regardless of the fact that attendance has gone the way of the dodo (among other […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Capsule Review – Fast Color
It is movingly fitting that one of the only superhuman-based films centered on women (in this case, generations of women with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and her growing star power, underrated television character actor Lorraine Toussaint, and youngster Saniyya Sidney bonding and making amends while also going even further back reading ancestral passages from a handed diary) focuses […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Capsule Review – Bodied
Whatever opinions one may have on rap music, specifically battle rapping, are strongly advised to be left at the door; either way, you’re coming away from Bodied (backed by notable industry talent comprised of producer Eminem, writer Kid Twist, and go-to music video director Joseph Kahn) with an updated perspective. However, the real pleasant surprise is just […]