Astronaut Review - A Much Needed Lift (Off)
Covid-19 hasn’t exactly brought the best out in people; there’s been violence, abuse, harassment, racism, and a shitload of fines. Seeing any positivity, especially in the mainstream media, has been s…
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Love Bug Review - Digital Romance in the Time of Corona
The current immersion of the world into a state of stasis has put a hold on creative projects. Everything from Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis film to the latest Marvel flick has had the kibosh put on them while…
The Ricci Revival - In Christina Ricci We Trust
In times of seclusion and quarantine, the most comforting thing can be a familiar face. Christina Ricci is a face that has been part of my life since the beginning, one of the earliest films I remembe…
The Set Review - Important, Invaluable, but Not Good
Powered by JustWatch The lesson to be taken from the 1970 Australian film The Set, recently released for home audiences by Bounty Films, is that “important” is not the same as “good”. Widely rec…
St Maud Review - This Film Will haunt You Long After its Flames Have Extinguished
St Maud is a disturbing first feature by writer/director Rose Glass. In an effort that is nuanced, and intelligent Glass delivers a horror film that is both unsettlingly original yet also harkens to a…
Dark Waters Review - A Mere Theatrical Presentation of a Wikipedia Article
It is highly likely you have the poisonous chemical PFOA, used in the production of Teflon, in your system. 99% of people in the US have it. This is a fact shown in Dark Waters, the film based on th…
Queen & Slim Review - Love Takes the Wheel in Lena Waithe's Powerfully Political Outlaw Love Story
For Black Americans, being pulled over by police risks more than just an expensive fine. It becomes a matter of life and death. The manner whereby police interaction can escalate into gunfire has be…
Discussing Diversity With Annie Murtagh-Monks: The Heights, Casting, and the Global Financial Crisis
The legacy of Annie Murtagh-Monks precedes her. Her casting work on movies like Japanese Storyand Rabbit Proof Fence, and TV shows like Ship to Shore and Sweat, helped bring a welcome and much needed…
Downhill Review – An Occasionally Raw, Occasionally Bumpy Relationship-Comedy
How would you react in a deadly emergency? Would you risk life and limb to assist others in the face of oncoming calamity? Or perhaps you pray to a higher being while seizing the opportunity to hold…
Dark Waters Review - Competently Made, but Dreary and Limp
Todd Haynes has a filmography full of absolute gems. He’s a director able to balance stories with emotional gravitas and visual wonder; from the glitter splashed rock’n’roll of Velvet Goldmine to the…
The Lighthouse Review - Cult Classic Perfection
On my way to see this film, I thought about a story I had seen on TV some years ago about The Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy. Two men operated a lighthouse in Wales in the 1800s. During their stint, one of…
1917 Review - A Technical Spectacle Lacking Some Heart
Two infantry soldiers, Lance Cpl. Schofield (George MacKay) and Lance Cpl. Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are given the task of delivering an urgent message to a fellow British battalion to call off a p…