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Remi R.M. Moses’ Hindsight gave me nostalgic vibes for my first ride. The film made me realize, that when I got my first car suddenly everybody who never had anywhere to be has somewhere to be as long as you’re driving.
You know what, for the mess that is American Troll, there is a worthwhile documentary somewhere inside the Saturnin Kondratiew’s documentary. The problem is that the movie is so busy feeling sorry for comedians instead of making a genuine statement about censorship.The film chronicles Canadian comic Mike Ward’s decade-long legal battle in…
Ro (Lauren Caster) is a dancer whose life is quietly going to hell.
She bombs an audition for a yeast infection commercial, loses her dance-teaching job because she is chronically late, has an older boyfriend who seems halfway checked out, and is watching the career she built in the city slowly evaporate.
Michael Shoob’s Road to Everywhere begins with a question disguised as small talk. In 1994 Los Angeles, cab driver Jason Schuyler (Whip Hubley) tries chatting with Rachel, a passenger who … Continue Reading ‘Road To Everywhere’ Review: A Long Road That Could Use A Shorter Trip
There is something admirable about watching a filmmaker swing much bigger than the budget probably allows. Johnny Yong Bosch does exactly that with Spades, his feature directorial debut, a bloody action-revenge thriller that feels like The Crow or Ghost Rider stripped down to street level. It is messy, overlong, and occasionally held back…
Courtney Marsh’s Where Did the Adults Go? is built around a very simple idea: three adult siblings return to their late parents’ summer home and immediately revert back into children. That part works.The problem is almost everything surrounding it. Cynthia (Carey Cox) arrives at the house with more than grief.
I hurt my foot real bad in November 2024. Sprained tendons take a long time to heal. I wore a foot boot, and walked on crutches for three weeks. I … Continue Reading ‘6,000 Waiting’ Review: A Humanizing Look at Disability Rights That Deserves More Time
There is absolutely no way to intellectualize this. Trust me, I tried. I’m just gonna shoot super straight here, so bare with me. I hate leopard print. It’s ugly and … Continue Reading ‘Killer Thong’ Review: A Giant Nothing Burger of a Movie…
Artificial intelligence is the topic at the top of the sci-fi genre, but most stories approach it from the same direction of machines becoming smarter than humanity, and civilization pays … Continue Reading ‘Open A Eye’ Season 1 Review: Technology Isn’t Always The Villain
“May The Road Rise Up To Meet You.” This line from the film stuck out to me because it captures the main question of the film: How do we meet … Continue Reading ‘All Saints Day’ Review: A Moving Portrait of Family, Addiction, and the Limits of Love