LFF 2020: Delia Derbyshire - The Myths And Legendary Tapes
A captivating and well-crafted documentary on both sides of the camera
VIFF 2020: A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic is a unique and haunting look at trauma that is sure to stay with most audiences
SDIFF 2020: One of These Days
One of These Days is a rather haunting exploration of the American dream
SDAFF 2020: Days
Days might have a powerful emotional core but will be inaccessible to most audiences
AFI FEST 2020: Rival
Rival has all the pieces needed to become a masterpiece
Women X – A Look at Digital Festivals and Accessibility
Big film festivals should be looking towards Women X and the Rianne Pictures team as the blueprint for running a digital festival.
AFI FEST 2020: Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is a shockingly nuanced and inspired take on the exploration of meteorites
TIFF 2020: Kill It and Leave This Town
Kill It and Leave this Town is one of the boldest and most dreamlike films of the year
AFI Fest 2020: The Father
Zeller’s steady hand at the directing wheel keeps the film focused, especially in the latter half, as the narrative purposefully begins to spin out of control
Chuko Esiri and Arie Esiri: “The more I discovered my roots the more I fell in love once more with the place of my birth”
George Lewis talks to Chuko Esiri and Arie Esiri about heritage, shooting on 16mm, London Film Festival and the duos latest film Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
LFF 2020: African Apocalypse
One can only hope that African Apocalypse will be counted among heralds of an impending reckoning with the past
VIFF 2020: Chained
Chained lacks subtlety
AFI FEST 2020: My Donkey, My Lover & I
My Donkey, My Lover, and I is far from revolutionary but is a perfectly strong romantic comedy
CIFF 2020: Sylvie’s Love
Sylvie’s Love is a highly stylistic love story that overall works quite beautifully
LFF 2020: New Order
The level of craft that is involved here continuously impresses
GRIMMFEST 2020: Fried Barry
Fried Barry is the embodiment of chaos in the best sense of the word
CIFF 2020: Summer of 85
Summer of 85 is a charming look at adolescence and the pain that can naturally occur over one summer
ClapperCast - Episode 23: TIFF Global Roundtable (reviews)
On this special episode of ClapperCast, the team - joined by LV Taylor and Ricardo Gallegos - take a look at Toronto International Film Festival and celebrate the terrific films on show
CIFF 2020: True Mothers
True Mothers fails to make the most of it’s emotional plot
AFI FEST 2020: I’m Your Woman
I’m Your Woman is yet another strong example of Julia Hart’s skill and range as a filmmaker