2010s

BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Becoming a Better You
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON: The Agony & Ecstasy Of Becoming A Better You

Brittany Runs a Marathon is positively delightful, a rare comedy that doesn’t gloss over the often painful challenges one faces in changing one’s life for the better. 

THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE: A New Age of Familiar Fantasy
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE: A New Age Of Familiar Fantasy

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is the bold kind of fantasy that is more than welcome from the Henson studio in the 21st century.

BALLOON: An Inflated Examination Of Masculinity
BALLOON: An Inflated Examination Of Masculinity

Balloon is a short film that will lend different meanings to a wide variety of viewers, yet one feels it may draw in the wrong crowd.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS: STUYVESANT HIGH ON 9/11: The Children of September 11th Speak
IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS: STUYVESANT HIGH ON 9/11: The Children Of September 11th Speak

Amy Schatz’s “In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant HIgh on 9/11” recounts the harrowing day through the eyes of high school students who saw it happen first hand.

Toronto International Film Festival 2019: All About Almódovar In PAIN AND GLORY
TIFF 2019: All About Almódovar In PAIN AND GLORY

Above all, Pedro Almódovar’s latest film Pain and Glory is a semi-autobiographical trilogy and a love letter to cinema.

DON'T LET GO: Time Travel Thriller Loses Its Way
DON’T LET GO: Time Travel Thriller Loses Its Way

Don’t Let Go sounds clever and mystical, but it’s a time-consuming thriller with alluring configuration and very little payoff.

I Trapped the Devil ultimately has just enough meat on its bones to stick with viewers willing to plunge into its grim, nightmarish world.
I TRAPPED THE DEVIL: Faith, Family & The Demon In The Basement

I Trapped the Devil ultimately has just enough meat on its bones to stick with viewers willing to plunge into its grim, nightmarish world.

TIFF 2019: Céline Sciamma's dreamy riff on female gaze in PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
TIFF 2019: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE: Céline Sciamma’s Dreamy Riff On Female Gaze

Céline Sciamma’s tender masterpiece paints a portrait of visual poetry, of what happens when art intersects with love for a fragment of time.

TOGETHER: Expansive & Expertly Crafted
TOGETHER: Expansive & Expertly Crafted

Together is a poignant and fascinating meditation on death, loss, and our natural obsession with it.

CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019 Review: JUDY & PUNCH
CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: JUDY & PUNCH

Mirrah Foulkes’ folk tale of misogyny in the Middle Ages, Judy & Punch, is sometimes mischievous and sometimes utterly volatile, but never formulaic.

Queerly Ever After #8: Interview With SILENT YOUTH (2012) Lead Martin Bruchmann
Queerly Ever After #8: Interview With SILENT YOUTH (2012) Lead Martin Bruchmann

Amanda Jane Stern had the opportunity to speak with actor Martin Bruchmann about his time filming the 2012 gay film Silent Youth.

TITANS (S2E1): A Bumpy But Promising Continuation For DC’s Young Heroes
TITANS (S2E1) “Trigon”: A Bumpy But Promising Continuation For DC’s Young Heroes

Season 2 of Titans starts off on a messy but promising foot that does more to excite fans for future episodes than work as a spectacular conclusion for its previous arc.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: THE TRUTH (LA VÉRITÉ)
Venice Film Festival 2019: THE TRUTH (LA VÉRITÉ)

Despite excellent performances from Binoche and Deneuve, Koreeda’s The Truth is rather more conventionally dull.

TIFF REVIEW: THE GOLDFINCH Fails Donna Tartt
TIFF 2019: THE GOLDFINCH Fails Donna Tartt

John Crowley’s adaptation of The Goldfinch lets down its source material and is, above it all, limp Oscar-bait.

47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED: Throw This One Back
47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED: Throw This One Back

Between a disorganized format, poor storytelling choices, and novice performances, we condemn 47 Meters Down: Uncaged to the chum bucket.