Superior, 2021. Co-written and directed by Erin Vassilopoulos. Starring Alessandra Mesa, Ani Mesa, Pico Alexander, Jake Hoffman, and Stanley Simons. SYNOPSIS: On the run, Marian returns to her hometown to hide out with her identical twin sister, Vivian, and in doing so alters the trajectory of both their lives. In what’s sure to be one of […]
Movie Review – Hive (2021)
Hive, 2021. Written and directed by Blerta Basholli. Starring Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, and Kaona Sylejmani. SYNOPSIS: Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo. She sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does […]
Movie Review – The Pink Cloud (2021)
The Pink Cloud, 2021. Written and directed by Iuli Gerbase. Starring Renata de Lélis and Eduardo Mendonça. SYNOPSIS: After a toxic and mysterious pink cloud appears, Giovana finds herself stuck in a flat with a man she just met, changing her life in a way she never expected. Though it’s surely inevitable that the next […]
Movie Review – Ailey (2021)
Ailey, 2021. Directed by Jamila Wignot. SYNOPSIS: An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life. Great documentaries are often able to present a holistic – though not necessarily all-encompassing – account of their subject which appeals to acolytes and newcomers alike, yet Jamila […]
Movie Review – Knocking (2021)
Knocking, 2021. Directed by Frida Kempff. Starring Cecilia Milocco, Krister Kern, Albin Grenholm, Ville Virtanen, and Alexander Salzberger. SYNOPSIS: A woman leaves a psychiatric ward after a nervous breakdown, only to start hearing mysterious knocking sounds in her apartment. Frida Kempff’s feature debut Knocking boasts a premise sure to swiftly attract the attention of anyone who’s ever […]
Watch Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga in the trailer for Netflix drama Passing
Acquired for a reported $15.75M following its debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival (read our ★★★ review here), Netflix have released the trailer for Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut Passing. Based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel of the same name, Passing follows the events set off by a reunion between two childhood friends named Clare […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Son of Monarchs
Son of Monarchs, 2021. Written and Directed by Alexis Gambis. Starring Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Alexia Rasmussen, Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez, Noé Hernández, Paulina Gaitán, and William Mapother. SYNOPSIS: A Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – At the Ready
At the Ready, 2021. Directed by Maisie Crow. SYNOPSIS: A group of seniors train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents at El Paso’s Horizon High School, near the U.S./Mexico border. Documentaries about the American experience often prove especially eye-opening to outsiders, and that’s certainly the case with Maisie Crow’s (Jackson) new film At the […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – President
President, 2021. Directed by Camilla Nielsson. SYNOPSIS: Zimbabwe is at a crossroads. The leader of the opposition MDC party, Nelson Chamisa, challenges the old guard ZANU-PF led by Emmerson Mnangagwa, known as “The Crocodile.” The election tests both the ruling party and the opposition. A “sequel” to Camilla Nielsson’s 2014 documentary Democrats, President returns viewers to Zimbabwe to […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Ma Belle, My Beauty
Ma Belle, My Beauty, 2021. Written and directed by Marion Hill. Starring Idella Johnson, Hannah Pepper, Lucien Guignard, and Sivan Noam Shimon. SYNOPSIS: A surprise reunion in the South of France reignites passions and jealousies between two women who were formerly polyamorous lovers. Polyamory is an oddly circumscribed subject in cinema, largely unexplored even by […]
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