A Dog Barking At The Moon
Xiang Zi’s poignant drama A DOG BARKING AT THE MOON digests the dyad of traditionalism and identity. Stephanie Brown reviews art SQIFF 2019.
Category Archives: Reviews
Queen of Lapa
QUEEN OF LAPA allows for a glimpse into the complex lives of the women who live under Launa Muniz’s roof: a hostel for transgender sex-workers. Francesca Woulfe reviews at SQIFF 2019.
Man Made
MAN MADE is a beautiful representation of trans men and should be essential viewing this festival season and beyond. Sammy Andie Bennett reviews.
The Day Shall Come
In THE DAY SHALL COME Chris Morris develops a sadness at the absurdity that perpetuates a status quo with an expensive human cost. Jim Ross reviews.
Many Undulating Things
Necessary viewing for anyone curious about this fascinating economic, cultural and architectural anomaly, or the history of western colonialism in Asia.
Sandpaper
SANDPAPER is a taught, tense, uncomfortable, nails-on-a-chalkboard type of film that is also a tight, well-paced, excellently executed example of psychological horror. Gabriel Farrell reviews at Raindance 2019.
Dark, Almost Night
DARK, ALMOST NIGHT is not a bad film but it is a film that crossed the line and hurt itself in the process. Sammy Andie Bennett reviews from Raindance.
Masters of Love
MASTERS OF LOVE is solid proof that, even with a concept as well-trodden and seemingly passé as this, when a group of talented people come together with the right energy and intentions, they can create something that feels fresh and original. Gabriel Farrell reviews at Raindance 2019.
Toxic Beauty
Director Phyllis Ellis leans on the juxtaposition between the image of care products pushed by the manufacturers and the harsh reality being revealed by the plaintiffs and scientists. Ben Johnston reviews TOXIC BEAUTY, which screened at Raindance 2019.
Ad Astra
Gray’s cinema, for all its motifs, perfect shot- and sequence-making, musical movements, and technical daring, is a cinema first and foremost of direct emotional sincerity and force. Marc Nelson reviews AD ASTRA.