The Cursed, 2021.Directed by Sean Ellis. Starring Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran, and Áine Rose Daly.SYNOPSIS:In the French countryside during the 1800s, John McBride, a pathologist tasked with determining whether the body of a young boy found in the works was the work of man or beast.After the vampire renaissance of the […]
Movie Review – Babysitter (2022)
Babysitter, 2022.Directed by Monia Chokri. Starring Patrick Hivon, Monia Chokri, Nadia Tereszkiewcz, Steve Laplante, and Hubert Proulx.SYNOPSIS:After a sexist joke goes viral, Cédric loses his job and embarks on a therapeutic journey to free himself from sexism and misogyny. He and his girlfriend hire a mysterious and liberated babysitter to help shake things up.Director Monia […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Gentle
Gentle, 2022.Written and directed by László Csuja and Anna Nemes. Starring Eszter Csonka, György Turós, and Csaba Krisztik.SYNOPSIS:Female bodybuilder Edina is ready to sacrifice everything for the dream she shares with her life partner and trainer Adam: to win the Miss Olympia. The odd love she finds on her way makes her see the difference […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Aftershock
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Brian and Charles
Brian and Charles, 2022.Directed by Jim Archer. Starring David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Jamie Michie, Lowri Izzard, and Mari Izzard.SYNOPSIS:After a particularly harsh winter, Brian goes into a deep depression. Completely isolated and with no one to talk to, he does what any sane person would do when faced with such a melancholic situation; […]
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