United States

BIG TOUCH: The Grandest of Small Gestures

Big Touch contains far more than its diminutive runtime would suggest. A very short-short, the film draws its audience into several small, human moments.

CHICK FIGHT: Fight Club In Mom Jeans
CHICK FIGHT: Fight Club In Mom Jeans

Chick Fight never takes advantage of the premise it was trying to flesh out, and loses any feminist credibility it could have had.

MORTAL: A Grim Origin Story With Emotional Charge
MORTAL: A Grim Origin Story With Emotional Charge

André Øvredal’s Mortal is a mature and sober take on the superhero origin story, favoring emotional conflict over physical conflict.

Tik Tok, Trump & Pandemic: A New Borat for a New America
Tik Tok, Trump & Pandemic: A New Borat for a New America

Borat 2 sheds portions of the subtlety seen in the first film in a necessary plea to fully understand the harm of our current administration.

"I Wanted To Show That Your Second Home Oftentimes Feels Like A Shitty Home." A Conversation With Cooper Raiff, Director, Writer, And Star Of SHITHOUSE
“I Wanted To Show That Your Second Home Oftentimes Feels Like A Shitty Home.” A Conversation With Cooper Raiff, Director, Writer, And Star Of SHITHOUSE

Reyzando Nawara had the opportunity to speak with Cooper Raiff about his movie Shithouse, the painful yet realistic part of the college experience, and more!

A TEACHER Miniseries: A Misfired Look Into Grooming
A TEACHER Miniseries: A Misfired Look Into Grooming

While it’s visually handsome, with performances from the two leads that are equally staggering, the show fails to accomplish what it wants to do.

SMOOTH TALK: Laura Dern Comes of Age in This Stellar Drama
SMOOTH TALK: Laura Dern Comes of Age in This Stellar Drama

A gorgeous, thrilling portrayal of careless childhood dissolving in the summer sun, Smooth Talk is a landmark coming-of-age film.

Queerly Ever After #38: THE FALLS TRILOGY (2012, 2013, 2016)
Queerly Ever After #38: THE FALLS TRILOGY (2012, 2013, 2016)

In this week’s Queerly Ever After, we take a look at The Falls Trilogy, which examines the relationship of two men in the Mormon Church.

London Film Festival 2020: CICADA
London Film Festival 2020: CICADA

With both leads shining bright, Cicada is altered, and elevated, by an undercurrent of trauma that haunts its central pair.

REBECCA: Ben Wheatley Heads To Manderley With Mixed Results
REBECCA: Ben Wheatley Heads To Manderley With Mixed Results

Rebecca is not a bad or dull film, but it squanders the immense potential for something vital and thrilling in du Maurier’s tale.

MAINSTREAM: Vapidly Denouncing Vapidity
MAINSTREAM: Vapidly Denouncing Vapidity

Mainstream hardly qualifies as a satisfactory, much less intelligent response to the media-saturated simulacra it lounges very comfortably within.

Selling Yourself: SAVING MR. BANKS
Selling Yourself: SAVING MR. BANKS

Ultimately, it is better to take the glorification of a powerful figure with a grain of salt, rather than a spoonful of sugar.

Interview with Jessica Bruder, The Author Behind NOMANDLAND
London Film Festival 2020: NOMADLAND

Any way you choose to interpret it, Nomadland flourishes under the direction of Zhao, and bolstered by a brilliant performance from McDormand.

TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL: Totally Too Soon but Totally on Point
TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL: Totally Too Soon but Totally on Point

If you’re looking for a Wikipedia summary of the government’s incompetence at handling this pandemic, it is a straightforward and relentless assault.

HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING: A Partially Interested Musical Documentary
HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING: Providing Words to Live By

While many would probably have appreciated a more robust exploration of his musical career, there’s also a deeply human message at the core.