IFFR 2021 - Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive has a lack of substance to it
IFFR 2021 - The North Wind
Dramas can only be as engaging and interesting as the leading characters, and here they’re as bored and creaky as the derelict, busy house they operate from
IFFR 2021 - Suzanna Andler
Lukewarm and disconnected from its audience, Suzanna Andler struggles to convey any flourish of artistic enlightenment
IFFR 2021 - Dear Comrades!
It is the little details Konchalovsky adds that pay dividends in the end
IFFR 2021 - Mitra
While it may not have the most consistent pacing or narrative, there is enough within Mitra thematically to make for a thoroughly rewarding experience
IFFR 2021 - Gritt
Gritt is a rewarding experience on the whole
IFFR 2021 - Riders of Justice
Riders of Justice combines themes and performances that grapple with grief exceptionally well
IFFR 2021 - Lone Wolf
Whatever Lone Wolf is attempting to convey, it doesn’t really get it across
IFFR 2021 - Friends and Strangers
Friends and Strangers pleads for sympathy as its restless leading characters find themselves with time to kill in contemporary Australia
IFFR 2021 - Aristocrats
At its core, though, Aristocrats does little to convey its message of class warfare
IFFR 2021 - Shorta
Engrossing due to its themes, Shorta engages with a variety of modern-day messages
Sundance 2021: The World to Come
The World to Come is a fresh edition in the lesbian period piece genre
Sundance 2021: At the Ready
At the Ready is a bold look at the world of law enforcement that values dialogue above anything else for better or for worse
Sundance 2021: The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World is an emotional yet ultimately basic look at the haunting scars left on child actors when faced with love and praise
Sundance 2021: Ma Belle, My Beauty
Ma Belle, My Beauty is a powerful look at the scars of past relationships and how they can haunt even years after a relationship ends
Sundance 2021: Life in a Day 2020
Life in a Day 2020 is a perfect capturing of the 2020 human experience on a global level
Sundance 2021: Captains of Zaatari
Captains of Zaatari instantly becomes one of the best films of 2021
Sundance 2021: We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is truly one of the breakout projects of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance 2021: Mother Schmuckers
Mother Schmuckers won’t be for everyone with its gross-out humor and immature tone
Sundance 2021: Seeds of Deceit
Seeds of Deceit is the newest addition to the true-crime documentary genre