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The evolution of the film noir is a fascinating one to track. Early works like Double Indemnity or Detour reflect a period that might seem entirely alien to a modern [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day from Defacto–55 Great Films About Human Connection
Covid has been very difficult for single people, as I'm sure some of you can imagine. If anything, it has probably created many to feel even more alone as we [...]
Judas and the Black Messiah
The story of the Black Panthers, particularly that of its Illinois Chairman Fred Hampton, hasn't been as well-publicized in recent decades as it should. Take this writer for example, a [...]
Malcolm & Marie
Malcolm (John David Washington), an up-and-coming film director, and his girlfriend, Marie (Zendaya) a former actress, return home late after a successful film premiere. Off the high of strong buzz [...]
The Little Things
A neo-noir crime thriller about a serial killer that terrifies female victims in Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley, The Little Things, writer-director John Lee Hancock's latest film is of [...]
Little Fish
Morris from America, director Chad Hartigan utilizes small resources of his science-fiction genre piece to explore the themes of love, loss, memory, and disease. His third feature Little Fish is very [...]
Palmer
Well intended with a heart, but ultimately trite and not overly surprising on a dramatic level, Palmer is a well acted but flawed film that comes across more like a [...]
Supernova
A tender and greatly acted drama about dementia, Supernova announces the sophomore feature from talented writer-director,Harry MacQueen (Hitlerland.) Slated for a limited theatrical release, and a VOD release in early [...]
Review Round Up 1/27
This past month has been quite busy over here on DeFacto, and there were quite a few films we weren't able to make time for. So to make up for [...]
Film About a Father Who
Families hold many complexities and dysfunctions. Stories are often passed on from person to person, and many times it leads to siblings, mothers, fathers, and other members to feel bitter, [...]
MLK/FBI
An indisputable powerful documentary, "MLK/FBI" concerns the endless public feud between former Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.--who was murdered in [...]