Seeing The Unseen
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.
Category Archives: Reviews
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
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.
Driveways
The beauty and necessity of humanity are expertly showcased in Andrew Ahn’s DRIVEWAYS. Sammy Andie Bennett reviews from GFF20.
Luz: The Flower of Evil
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.
Our Mothers
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.
The Truth
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.
Agnes Joy
Set between the stunning Akranes and Reykjavik, AGNES JOY is full of subtle beauties, from the landscape to the emotional intelligence of the actors.
Days of the Bagnold Summer
As Simon Bird’s debut, DAYS OF THE BAGNOLD SUMMER indicates a successful career for him behind the camera as well as in front.
Valley of Souls
“You’ll need a drink afterwards” was the main takeaway from the introduction to VALLEY OF SOULS, director Nicolás Rincón Gille’s first fiction feature. Set in the Colombian countryside, it follows one man on his journey to reclaim the bodies of his two sons, killed and dumped in the river by a far-right paramilitary group. It … Continue reading Valley of Souls
The Painted Bird
Vaclav Marhoul’s new film is a raw and visceral horror – a film that shows humanity at its absolute worst in an unnamed area of Eastern Europe during World War II. Ben Woodard reviews at Glasgow Film Festival 2020.