Aftershock, 2022.Directed by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee.SYNOPSIS:Follows two bereaved fathers who galvanise activists, birth-workers, and physicians to reckon with the U.S. maternal health crisis after losing their partners due to preventable childbirth complications.Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee’s shattering documentary Aftershock features a quote that’ll likely stick with you for days – “Black lives […]
Movie Review – Azor (2021)
Azor, 2021.Written and directed by Andreas Fontana. Starring Fabrizio Rongione, Stéphanie Cléau, and Carmen Iriondo.SYNOPSIS:Yvan De Wiel, a private banker from Geneva, goes to Argentina in the midst of a dictatorship to replace his partner, the object of the most worrying rumours, who disappeared overnight.Swiss filmmaker Andreas Fontana makes an impressively controlled, confident debut with […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future
The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future, 2022.Directed by Francisca Alegria. Starring Leonor Varela, Mia Maestro, Alfredo Castro, Marcial Tagle, Enzo Ferrada, and Luis Dubó.SYNOPSIS:Cecilia travels to her father’s farm after he has a heart attack. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her long-deceased mother whose presence brings to life […]
Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Thing in the Mines’
Ricky Church reviews the third episode of Superman & Lois season 2….Whatever amount of skepticism there was at the start of this season regarding Superman & Lois‘ new villain has been wiped away thanks to the surprise twist. ‘The Things in the Mines’ did a great job of subverting expectations while focusing on the character development […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Neptune Frost
Neptune Frost, 2021.Directed by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman. Starring Cheryl Isheja, Elvis Ngabo “Bobo,” Bertrand Ninteretse “Kaya Free,” Eliane Umuhire, Rebecca Muciyo, and Trésor Niyongabo.SYNOPSIS:An intersex African hacker, a coltan miner, and the virtual marvel born as a result of their union.One of the most materially bizarre films made in this year or really […]
Movie Review – Sing 2 (2021)
Sing 2, 2021.Written and Directed by Garth Jennings. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Bobby Cannavale, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Halsey, Pharrell Williams, Nick Offerman, Letitia Wright, Eric André, Chelsea Peretti, Bono, Garth Jennings, Adam Buxton, Edgar Wright, Jennifer Saunders, Peter Serafinowicz, and Wes Anderson.SYNOPSIS:Buster Moon and his […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Blood
Blood, 2022.Written and directed by Bradley Rust Gray. Starring Carla Juri, Takashi Ueno, Gustaf Skarsgård, Futaba Okazaki, and Issey Ogata.SYNOPSIS:After the death of her husband, a woman travels to Japan where she finds solace in an old friend, but when his comforting turns to affection, she realises she must give herself permission before she can […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Descendant
Descendant, 2022.Directed by Margaret Brown.SYNOPSIS:Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story.Margaret Brown’s (The Great Invisible) new film chronicles one largely forgotten community’s fight to preserve its ancestors’ tragic history, in turn delivering a towering documentary as rich as […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Palm Trees and Power Lines
Palm Trees and Power Lines, 2022.Written and Directed by Jamie Dack. Starring Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, and Gretchen Mol.SYNOPSIS:A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.Jamie Dack’s feature debut Palm Trees and […]
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Episode 5 Review – Return of The Mandalorian
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett…After teasing the return of Din Djarin at the end of last week’s episode, The Book of Boba Fett acts as The Mandalorian Season 2.5 in an episode with the rather on the nose title of ‘Return of The Mandalorian’. We pick […]
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