Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss is a unique thought experiment and a disturbingly hilarious film that explores the modern-day cult’s role in society
Visions du Réel 2020 - Jungle
Jungle undeniably cements Louise Mootz as one to watch for the future
Visions du Réel 2020 - Love Poem (情诗/ Qingshi)
Love Poem is an emotionally dense and expertly crafted intimate drama that follows a thin line between fact and fiction with tremendous results
Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art
Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art gives a generalised overview of the artists’ career, his rise and continued acclaim as one of the world’s greatest, thought-provoking street artists
IFFR 2020 - Ar condicionado (Air Conditioner)
Air Conditioner has a lot of heart and determination behind it that is visible from the onset of its production
Visions du Réel 2020 - Their Algeria
Their Algeria is itself trapped between a rock and a hard place in that it tries to succeed both as a character study about two old people up-ending their lives and an illuminating journey into the tumultuous past of her family
Apartment 1BR
Apartment 1BR is a contained thriller with disturbing implications and lofty ambitions, that succeeds in its simplicity but stumbles in its thematic development
Dating Amber
Wonderfully balanced with terrific comedy and heartfelt drama, David Freyne's feature Dating Amber is a profound look at the trials and tribulations of teenage life
Mimaroğlu: The Robinson of Manhattan Island
Mimaroğlu: The Robinson of Manhattan Island looks to dissect a niche musician through his own words
Becoming
While Becoming never goes that deep, it works on a superficial level as an enjoyable throwback to old times.
The Trip to Greece
The Trip to Greece showcases the often forgotten acting prowess of both leads as a reminder they can still hit home runs
CPH:DOX 2020 - Being Eriko
Being Eriko is able to provide much more depth into the presentation of its subject and themes than its small runtime might initially suggest
Steven Berkoff’s Tell Tale Heart
Stephen Berkoff’s Tell Tale Heart is a compelling adaptation of a classic tale of insanity and murder
Visions du Réel 2020 - We Are Russia
A competent and tactile piece of political activism intended to give the audience a taste of what it is really like to live in a country chipping away at fundamental freedoms and rights of her citizens with reckless abandon
CHATTANOOGA 2020 FILM FESTIVAL - The Wanting Mare
The Wanting Mare is an ambitious original era-spanning tale about a mother and daughter who share a deeper connection between themselves and their lineage
SXSW 2020 - Killer Instinct (Tone Deaf)
Killer Instinct is certainly an enjoyable genre piece, even if what starts out as something more interesting eventually turns into a fairly generic OTT slasher
SXSW 2020 - Porno
Porno excels as a piece of genre cinema in its originality and subversion of familiar tropes
Antrum
Antrum is a thematically eerie and uncomfortable viewing, which excels in tormenting the audience with delightful consequence
BERLINALE 2020 - Victoria
On paper, the combination of ideas in Victoria should be a win for both the filmmaker and the audience, but in execution, these elements refute each other's effects
Bacurau
Bacurau does take its time to reveal its hand due to its unfocused first act, ultimately, it provides its promise and morphs into an unexpectedly shocking and thrilling head trip