Michael says: “Here’s a curious film that’s eligible for 2021 consideration. The wacky, rapid dialog, and the bizarre, uncomfortable chemistry between the two leads keeps this film interesting, if not entirely successful in its exploration of two men, and the
Michael says: “A gentle film about a gay couple who are dealing with dementia. Sam and Tusker have been together for decades, and as Tusker begins to succumb to the dementia that he was diagnosed with two years prior, the
Diane says: “Julian inherits his grandmother’s house in Philly, but more importantly, her collection of African art and books and records by Black thinkers of the 1960s and 70s. Before long, Julian has a household of burgeoning activists dedicated to
Michael says: “Returning to Istanbul, STRAY looks at the street dogs that make up much of the character of the city. Like KEDI, which looked at street cats in Istanbul, STRAY gives us a decidedly canine viewpoint, in fact goes
Michael says: “GIRAFFE is an interesting film, one that uses elements of fiction and documentary to explore our fragile sense of identity and place. Dara is an historian who is working on an oral history project on a Danish Island
Part of the Small Axe Amazon Prime series Michael says: “Sadly, the penultimate film in McQueen’s quintet is the nadir for me. Perhaps having watched all five in fairly close succession, I was just feeling a little burned out on the
Michael says: “A woman who served as a medical officer at the war zone on the Jordan/Syrian border takes a much needed leave visiting Egypt where she worked on an archaeological dig two decades ago. There she is swept back
Chris says: “Ostensibly a romance between Issa (Salim Dau), a lifelong bachelor who announces, ‘I’ve decided to get married’ and Siham (Hiam Abbass), a seamstress with an adult daughter, this plays out with a slight surreal twinge, almost like a
Michael says: “This gentle film about losing a parent was based on an autobiographical ‘New Yorker’ essay written by Chang-Rae Lee, who then co-wrote the screenplay with director Wayne Wang, best known for his adaptation of Amy Tan’s THE JOY LUCK
Chris says: “On the basis of this (I haven’t seen his other work), Pedro Costa makes slow cinema like Tsai Ming-liang, only without his playfulness or, in fact, any trace of humor. This is not a negative critique, for this
