Cargo, 2020. Directed by Arati Kadav. Starring Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Nandu Madhav, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Biswapati Sarkar. SYNOPSIS: Alone on a spaceship, a demon awaits the arrival of his cargo – deceased humans from earth who he prepares for re-incarnation. Religious beliefs about the afterlife can be a tricky subject to navigate for […]
Movie Review – The Lodge (2019)
The Lodge, 2019. Directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Starring Riley Keough, Richard Armitage, Jaeden Lieberher, Alicia Silverstone, Lia McHugh, and Danny Keough. SYNOPSIS: The Lodge tells the psychologically chilling tale of a woman (Riley Keough) and her new stepchildren isolated in the family’s remote winter cabin, locked away to dredge up the mysteries of […]
Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020 Review – Saint Maud
Saint Maud, 2020. Directed by Rose Glass. Starring Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight and Lily Frazer. SYNOPSIS: A pious nurse begins caring for a terminally ill patient, and takes the task of saving her soul extremely personally, leading the nurse down an increasingly dangerous and violent path. The new horror, Saint Maud, is arguably […]
Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020 Review – Chained for Life
Chained for Life, 2019. Directed by Aaron Schimberg. Starring Jess Weixler, Adam Pearson, Stephen Plunkett, and Charlie Korsmo. SYNOPSIS: A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur’s English-language debut. Director/writer Aaron Schimberg’s second feature film, Chained for Life, follows actress Mabel (Jess Weixler) as she works […]
Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020 Review – Jallikattu
Jallikattu, 2019. Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. Starring Antony Varghese, Sabumon Abdusamad, and Chemban Vinod Jose. SYNOPSIS: A portrait of a remote village where a buffalo escapes and causes a frenzy of ecstatic violence. The Malayalam film, Jallikattu begins as a simple tale, but by the end of its frenetic 90-minute chase, it has transformed […]
Sundance Film Festival 2020 Review – małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore
małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore, 2020. Directed by Sky Hopinka. SYNOPSIS: This film follows Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier’s wanderings through each of their worlds as they wonder through and contemplate the afterlife, rebirth, and the place in-between. Spoken mostly in chinuk wawa, their stories are departures from the Chinookan origin of […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story. 2019 Written and Directed by Noah Baumbach Starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Merritt Wever, Mark O’Brien, Azhy Robertson, Brooke Bloom, Julie Hagerty, Matthew Shear, Kyle Bornheimer, Mickey Sumner, McKinley Belcher III, Wallace Shawn, and Amir Talai Synopsis: Noah Baumbach’s incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Knives Out (2019)
Knives Out. 2019 Written and Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Riki Lindholme. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Before even getting into […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Waves (2019)
Waves. 2019 Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony Korine SYNOPSIS: Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2019 Capsule Review – Wild Rose (2019)
As strange as a Glasgow woman wanting to reach country singer superstardom in Nashville (probably the city most synonymous with the genre of music), Wild Rose is engrossing for many reasons beyond seeking fame. It’s about finding personal fulfillment while doing right by children as a mother (a mother before the age of 18 no […]
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