If ABOUT ENDLESSNESS is more of the same from Andersson, whose work is the strange offspring of Samuel Beckett and Jacques Tati, then it’s hard to see why that’s not altogether positive. Like Mae West said: “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”
HOW TO BUILD A GIRL is not a bad film, but it does make some choices that take away from its impressive elements. Sammy Andie Bennett reviews.
Despite an excellent Rosamund Pike performance, RADIOACTIVE is not the special film Marie Curie’s life deserves. James Ashworth reviews at Glasgow Film Festival.
BECAUSE WE ARE GIRLS is a powerful film whose message got lost in editing. Sammy Andie Bennett reviews.
SEEING THE UNSEEN invites us to look deeper into the struggles faced by autistic women, with a refined equilibrium of insight and empathy. Steph Brown reviews.
TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM paints an informative but inspirational picture of Toni Morrison’s joy, hardship, and charisma as an unstoppable force in the American literary landscape. Grace Han reviews.
The beauty and necessity of humanity are expertly showcased in Andrew Ahn’s DRIVEWAYS. Sammy Andie Bennett reviews from GFF20.
The world of LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL, is defined by this dichotomy of good and evil, which often comes less from a place of faith and more from patriarchal madness. Scott Wilson reviews.
Writer/director Cesar Diaz’s OTHER MOTHERS (NUESTRAS MADRES) is a harrowing testimony of the atrocities committed during the Guatemalan Civil War and subsequent genocide of the country’s Maya population.
While THE TRUTH is a departure for Hirokazu Kore-eda, the tone and temperament of the film share a great deal with gentler works in the director’s filmography.
