Hive, 2021. Written and directed by Blerta Basholli. Starring Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, and Kaona Sylejmani. SYNOPSIS: Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo. She sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does […]
Movie Review – Dual (2022)
Dual, 2022. Written and Directed by Riley Stearns. Starring Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Katariina Havukainen, Maija Paunio, Kris Gummerus, Andrei Alén, Sanna-June Hyde, and Donat Balaj. SYNOPSIS: A woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading […]
Movie Review – Fresh (2022)
Fresh, 2022. Directed by Mimi Cave. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jojo T. Gibbs, Charlotte Le Bon, Andrea Bang, and Dayo Okeniyi. SYNOPSIS: The horrors of modern dating seen through one young woman’s defiant battle to survive her new boyfriend’s unusual appetites. The horror genre has historically been a potent outlet for filmmakers to express […]
Video Review – Sebastian Stan Eats Up His Best Role Yet with Fresh
EJ Moreno with a review of Mimi Cave’s Fresh starring Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones… With elements of American Psycho, Ex Machina, and Promising Young Woman sprinkled throughout, Fresh feels tailor-made for my sensibilities. It all comes together with Mimi Cave’s brilliant direction of Lauryn Kahn’s script, a pair that I will need to see […]
Movie Review – The Pink Cloud (2021)
The Pink Cloud, 2021. Written and directed by Iuli Gerbase. Starring Renata de Lélis and Eduardo Mendonça. SYNOPSIS: After a toxic and mysterious pink cloud appears, Giovana finds herself stuck in a flat with a man she just met, changing her life in a way she never expected. Though it’s surely inevitable that the next […]
Movie Review – Babysitter (2022)
Babysitter, 2022. Directed by Monia Chokri. Starring Patrick Hivon, Monia Chokri, Nadia Tereszkiewcz, Steve Laplante, and Hubert Proulx. SYNOPSIS: After a sexist joke goes viral, Cédric loses his job and embarks on a therapeutic journey to free himself from sexism and misogyny. He and his girlfriend hire a mysterious and liberated babysitter to help shake […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Gentle
Gentle, 2022. Written and directed by László Csuja and Anna Nemes. Starring Eszter Csonka, György Turós, and Csaba Krisztik. SYNOPSIS: Female bodybuilder Edina is ready to sacrifice everything for the dream she shares with her life partner and trainer Adam: to win the Miss Olympia. The odd love she finds on her way makes her […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Aftershock
Aftershock, 2022. Directed by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee. SYNOPSIS: Follows two bereaved fathers who galvanise activists, birth-workers, and physicians to reckon with the U.S. maternal health crisis after losing their partners due to preventable childbirth complications. Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee’s shattering documentary Aftershock features a quote that’ll likely stick with you for […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future
The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future, 2022. Directed by Francisca Alegria. Starring Leonor Varela, Mia Maestro, Alfredo Castro, Marcial Tagle, Enzo Ferrada, and Luis Dubó. SYNOPSIS: Cecilia travels to her father’s farm after he has a heart attack. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her long-deceased mother whose presence […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Neptune Frost
Neptune Frost, 2021. Directed by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman. Starring Cheryl Isheja, Elvis Ngabo “Bobo,” Bertrand Ninteretse “Kaya Free,” Eliane Umuhire, Rebecca Muciyo, and Trésor Niyongabo. SYNOPSIS: An intersex African hacker, a coltan miner, and the virtual marvel born as a result of their union. One of the most materially bizarre films made in […]
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