Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of The Stand…Hellish visitations, cannibalistic elevator rides and copulating extras define episode six of The Stand. Randall Flagg continues making his presence felt as finally he crosses paths with Mother Abagail. Like the serpent who tempted Adam and Eve, his words are hollow promises, his actions cloaked in self-interest. […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Users
Users, 2021.Directed by Natalia Almada.SYNOPSIS:Documentary explores how humanity expresses itself with technology and the intended and unintended consequences of our tech-dominated world.Natalia Almada (Everything Else) scooped Sundance’s Directing Award for U.S. Documentary for her new film Users, a gorgeously wrought elucidation of the cost of human progress, if also ultimately a little too slight and scattered […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), 2021.Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.SYNOPSIS:During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, […]
Movie Review – Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)
Batman: Soul of the Dragon, 2021Directed by Sam Liu Starring David Giuntoli, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu, Michael Jai White, James Hong, Josh KeatonSYNOPSIS:In the 1970s, a missing teacher of martial arts is the subject of a quest by his devoted and brilliant but distant students, who include Batman.During the 1970s cinema blew up with the […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – John and the Hole
John and the Hole, 2021.Directed by Pascual Sisto. Starring Charlie Shotwell, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Ehle, and Taissa Farmiga.SYNOPSIS:While exploring the neighbouring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker – a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where […]
Movie Review – American Underdog (2021)
American Underdog, 2021.Directed by Jon Erwin and Anthony Erwin. Starring Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Dennis Quaid, Hayden Zaller, Bryce Bruckbauer, Beau Hart, Ser’Darius Blain, Chance Kelly, Simeon Castille, Bruce McGill, Adam Baldwin, Cindy Hogan, Nicholas Harris, Steven Chester Prince, Dean Denton, and Kevin Downes.SYNOPSIS:The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback, Kurt Warner, […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Sparks Brothers
The Sparks Brothers, 2021.Directed by Edgar Wright.SYNOPSIS:How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron and Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.As endearingly, fawningly nerdy as […]
Movie Review – Malcolm & Marie (2021)
Malcolm & Marie, 2021.Directed by Sam Levinson. Starring John David Washington and Zendaya.SYNOPSIS:Malcolm (John David Washington) and Marie (Zendaya) have just returned from the premiere of his latest film. It’s late and someone is spoiling for a fight.This black and white arthouse exercise from writer director Sam Levinson has been loved and loathed in equal […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – R#J
R#J, 2021.Co-written and directed by Carey Williams. Starring Camaron Engels, Francesca Noel, David Zayas, Diego Tinoco, Siddiq Saunderson, and Russell Hornsby.SYNOPSIS:A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy “Romeo and Juliet.”A movie adaptation of The Bard’s most popular play for the Instagram set has the obvious potential to be completely insufferable, and yet, Carey Williams’ daring debut […]
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 Review – Shorta
Shorta, 2020.Directed by Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid. Starring Jacob Lohmann, Simon Sears, Tarek Zayat, and Özlem Saglanmak.SYNOPSIS:Two policemen become trapped and fight to escape a dangerous distract when violence erupts, following the death of a criminal in custody.In the last year, the world has seen the death of George Floyd trigger protests against […]
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