2022

Heartland International Film Festival 2022: WOMEN TALKING, SHE SAID, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN & GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Heartland International Film Festival 2022: WOMEN TALKING, SHE SAID, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN & GOOD NIGHT OPPY

In our last report from the 2022 Heartland International Film Festival, Emily Wheeler reviews four more films!

BODIES BODIES BODIES: Exciting Slasher With Just A Smidge Of Paranoia
BODIES BODIES BODIES: Exciting Slasher With Just A Smidge Of Paranoia

With a frightfully fun cast, a tight script, and a thematically relevant approach to its violence, Bodies Bodies Bodies is great slasher fun.

When It Comes From the Earth (2021) - source: Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022: Competition Shorts, Days 7–10

The online Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022, run by Filmotomy, drew to a close this October, concluding its seventh year.

London Film Festival 2022: THE WHALE
London Film Festival 2022: THE WHALE

While it might lose its way at times, ultimately, The Whale is a fascinating story anchored by an incredible performance from Brendan Fraser.

SLAYERS: Fun But Heavy Handed Horror Comedy
SLAYERS: Fun But Heavy Handed Horror Comedy

Slayers is an entertaining enough horror comedy with some standout performances, but the film’s satire and themes lose some of its charm.

London Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS And Value Of Blunt Catharsis
London Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS And The Value Of Blunt Catharsis

On some level, it feels like a cinematic equivalent of the anti-establishment political cartoons that were once so pervasive in cultural discourse.

New York Film Festival 2022: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
New York Film Festival 2022: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is one of the most moving and vulnerable documentaries I have had the opportunity to see.

London Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER, SAINT OMER & LIVING
London Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER, SAINT OMER & LIVING

The London Film Festival rolls on. Our latest review round-up covers stories of real life…

New York Film Festival 2022: IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?
New York Film Festival 2022: IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?

It speaks volumes when a filmmaker can reach its audience, inspiring them to speak out more, and Is That Black Enough For You?!? does just that.

New York Film Festival 2022: WILL-O’-THE-WISP & ONE FINE MORNING
New York Film Festival 2022: WILL-O’-THE-WISP & ONE FINE MORNING

This dispatch features two great films involving passionate love affairs — but, apart from that, they could not be more radically different.

London Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, JEONG-SUN & ARGENTINA 1985
London Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, JEONG-SUN & ARGENTINA 1985

The London Film Festival is back for another year and our first despatch covers a military coup and, just maybe, one of the great scenes I’ve ever seen.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022 THE FABELMANS: Cinema Can Make You And Break You

The Fabelmans is Spielberg’s reflection of the legacy of his family on his craft.

London Film Festival 2022: NEXT SOHEE: The High Price Of Work
London Film Festival 2022: NEXT SOHEE: The High Price Of Work

Strong performances, solid direction and a viscerally emotional story keep Next Sohee on the right side of melodrama.

New York Film Festival 2022: MASTER GARDENER
New York Film Festival 2022: MASTER GARDENER

Paul Schrader is a master storyteller, but with Master Gardener, even masters are capable of misfires.

Heartland International Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, HOLY SPIDER, CAT DADDIES & FOLLOW HER
Heartland International Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, HOLY SPIDER, CAT DADDIES & FOLLOW HER

In our first report from the 2022 Heartland International FilmFestival we give you a taste of the festival!