2020s

SOUNDTRACK TO SIXTEEN: Insecurities Analyzed
SOUNDTRACK TO SIXTEEN: Insecurities Analyzed

Hillary Shakespeare’s Soundtrack to Sixteen is a concise and delightful examination of teenage insecurities with great performances and strong writing.

THE LOVEBIRDS: I Think We Should See Other People
THE LOVEBIRDS: I Think We Should See Other People

At the end of the day, The Lovebirds feels like a bad first date. You go in full of hope and a mind for flirting and fun and leave without a meaningful connection.

CARMENTIS: When The Sun Goes Down

Carmentis never runs out of ways to use the subversive potential of the sci-fi genre to articulate the loneliness and disorientation that haunt the film’s main character.

Tribeca 2020: THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. MELISSA
Tribeca 2020: THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. MELISSA

The State of Texas vs. Melissa unfolds slowly, meticulously and with intent as you witness a cinematic investigation unfold.

BODY CAM: A Twisted Supernatural Cop Thriller Brimming With Undiluted Fury
BODY CAM: A Twisted Supernatural Cop Thriller Brimming With Undiluted Fury

Malik Vitthal’s Body Cam is a forbidding tale of revenge that comes at you with speciously righteous fury, and that fury lingers.

Tribeca 2020: THROUGH THE NIGHT
Tribeca 2020: THROUGH THE NIGHT

Through The Night is not just about a daycare, but about a broken system that forces parents to choose between their children and their livelihood.

PALINDROME: An Intriguing But Frustrating Misfire
PALINDROME: An Intriguing But Frustrating Misfire

Marcus Flemmings’ new feature Palindrome eludes narrative convention just as much as it eludes thematic coherence.

DANGEROUS LIES: A Lackluster Whodunnit
DANGEROUS LIES: A Lackluster Whodunnit

Dangerous Lies isn’t a terrible film. If you set your expectations appropriately, it can actually be an entertaining movie.

Tribeca Film Festival 2020: PICTURE A SCIENTIST
Tribeca Film Festival 2020: PICTURE A SCIENTIST

Picture a Scientist is the documentary we need to continue the call for action, to continue awareness, and to remind those who would abuse a system, we see you.

Berlinale 2020: DEATH OF NINTENDO
Berlinale 2020: DEATH OF NINTENDO

Death of Nintendo doesn’t aspire to break any creative ceilings, but does perfectly fine within its own creative sandbox.

CAPONE: How the Mighty Have Fallen
CAPONE: How The Mighty Have Fallen

Unfocused to the core, Capone will leave viewers with more questions than answers.

CASTLE IN THE GROUND: An Effective, But Muddled Drama
CASTLE IN THE GROUND: An Effective, But Muddled Drama

Castle In The Ground is undeniably effective in its portrayal of the opioid crisis, but loses itself in its hopeless narrative. Maria Lattila reviews.

BAD EDUCATION's Portrait Of Altruistic Fraud
BAD EDUCATION’s Portrait Of Altruistic Fraud

We delve further into the HBO film Bad Education, discussing further its themes of greed and altruism in the media.

NORMAL PEOPLE Season 1: An Intimate And Heart-Aching Depiction Of Young Love
NORMAL PEOPLE Season 1: An Intimate & Heart-Aching Depiction Of Young Love

From the top-notch performances and Alice Birch’s honest writings, every aspect in Normal People is brilliantly crafted.

BLOOD AND MONEY: Snowbound Thriller As Imaginative As Its Title
BLOOD AND MONEY: Snowbound Thriller As Imaginative As Its Title

Blood and Money is so content to occupy the safe middle ground without ever doing anything of interest, that it feels like a heartless exercise.