Riders of Justice, 2020. Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Jesper Ole Feit Andersen, and Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt. SYNOPSIS: A man who has recently lost his wife in a train crash is contacted by a mathematician who doesn’t believe the event was an […]
Movie Review – French Exit (2021)
French Exit, 2021. Directed by Azazel Jacobs. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Imogen Poots, Danielle Macdonald, Isaach De Bankolé, Daniel DiTomasso, Eddie Holland, Matt Holland, Christine Lan, Robert Higden, and Larry Day. SYNOPSIS: An aging Manhattan socialite living on what’s barely left of her inheritance moves to a small […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, 2021. Directed by Mariem Pérez Riera. Featuring Rita Moreno. SYNOPSIS: A look at the life and work of Rita Moreno from her humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to her success on Broadway and in Hollywood. Whether you know her from West Side Story, Oz, […]
The Stand Episode 6 Review – ‘The Vigil’
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)
Batman: Soul of the Dragon, 2021 Directed by Sam Liu Starring David Giuntoli, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu, Michael Jai White, James Hong, Josh Keaton SYNOPSIS: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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