Michael says: “**MILD SPOILERS**“Sandra Wollner’s second feature film as writer and director has stirred up a bit of controversy. It was pulled from the Melbourne Film Festival following criticisms by two psychologists (one who watched the first 20 minutes of the
Diane says: “TIME is a documentary that covers 20 years in the life of a family waiting for the father to be released from prison. Surprisingly, it’s not commentary on our criminal justice system, but about how the woman outside
Part of the SMALL AXE Amazon Prime series. Diane says: “I’ve been wanting to see Steve McQueen’s set of SMALL AXE movies (on Amazon Prime), so natch I picked a short one—only an hour long. LOVERS ROCK is the title,
Diane says: “This Polish animated feature is eliciting lots of divided critique. ‘Abrasive,’ ‘grotesque,’ and ‘grimy acid trip’ are some of the descriptors used, even when reviewers ultimately come down on the positive side. Since I expect animation to be
Michael says: “Yoko is the host of a popular travel show produced in Japan. While filming at various cultural landmarks in Uzbekistan, we see Yoko shooting hip deep in a lake supposedly filled with large, mysterious fish, repeatedly riding a
Michael says: “I just finished watching a film that I so thoroughly enjoyed, and that moved me to tears at the end, and when thinking back, I’m not sure why. The film has a great premise that could promise chilling
