The Forgiven
Sharply scripted and ripped with satire about class, privilege, and broken fidelity, John Michael McDonagh's latest film certainly channels some older classics like Michael Curtiz's Casablanca or Alfred Hitchcock's The [...]
Murina
A dramatically charged coming-of-age story about a young-woman who is soon to be 18 years old and yearns for her own personal freedom from her deeply controlling father and complicit [...]
Both Sides of the Blade (Fire)
A highly engaging, ultimately intimate drama about a middle-aged woman who is caught in love with two men in her life, Both Sides of the Blade (also titled Fire) is a [...]
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
As charming as any Pixar or Hollywood family film, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is the feature film version of the 2010 successful You Tube short film of the [...]
Neptune Frost
Saul Willliams teams up with Rwandan playwright and actress Anisia Uzeyman for their directorial debut, titled Neptune Frost, an otherworldly but partly successful film that blends sci-fi with musical numbers. [...]
Flux Gourmet
If the name of Peter Strickland wasn't credited to Flux Gourmet, this dark comedy with some horror tropes would probably be mistaken as an imitation of Italian Giallo, Daro Argento, [...]
Elvis
How does an actor go about playing Elvis Presley? More than a man or a musician, Elvis is a mythological rock 'n' roll legend who has always lived on in [...]
Mississippi Masala (Spotlight Review)
Renowned filmmaker Mira Nair didn't suffer from sophomore blues with her poignantly fleshed out, critically acclaimed romance titled Mississippi Masala. A very celebrated indie that is now finally getting the [...]
Official Competition
An insider satire that will likely amuse audiences that are highly interested in acting and the filmmaking process that generates some amusing laughs, Official Competition is a clever parody of [...]
Benediction
Terrence Davies' skillful direction and the engaging storytelling of Siegfried Sassoon's life are just some of the highlights in this luminous biographical drama. From an original screenplay by Davies based [...]