Guest User 7/17/20 Guest User 7/17/20

Palm Springs

Palm Springs is a masterful tonal balancing act that, along with showcasing the untapped potential of the majority of the cast and crew, has proven to be the film we need right now

Jak Luke Sharp 7/17/20 Jak Luke Sharp 7/17/20

Kana Yamada: "I was feeling inferior about being a woman, I thought, no matter how harder you tried, women can’t be better than men in terms of the power and the position they have in society"

Director Kana Yamada talks to Jak-Luke Sharp about her transition from theatre to film, bringing a much needed female voice to cinema, sex work in Japan, and her outstanding debut feature film Life: Untitled

Hillary White 7/16/20 Hillary White 7/16/20

Julian Marshall: “The history of this country is inseparable from the oppression and violence perpetrated against African-Americans”

We Are George Floyd director Julian Marshall talks to Hillary White about fighting the system, finding justice, voting in November, and the chance for change

Jak Luke Sharp 7/16/20 Jak Luke Sharp 7/16/20

Scoob!

Even with expectations and estimations at a total minimum, Tony Cervone's Scoob! still manages to be both sub-par and a missed opportunity

Jak Luke Sharp 7/15/20 Jak Luke Sharp 7/15/20

Capone

Josh Trank takes an iconic and indestructible monster with Capone himself and showcases an honest, and often dark sentiment of the once untouchable mobster

Guest User 7/15/20 Guest User 7/15/20

ClapperCast - Episode 7: First Cow, Palm Springs, and predicting the Oscars (with guest Matt Neglia)

On episode 7 of ClapperCast, the team discuss Palm Springs starring Cristin Milioti and Andy Samberg, Kelly Reichardt's First Cow, and a discussion on what to expect from this years Academy Awards

George Lewis 7/14/20 George Lewis 7/14/20

Greyhound

For Greyhound, the lack of style in tandem with its script and character issues means it never progresses past the promising opening

Kyle Gaffney 7/14/20 Kyle Gaffney 7/14/20

BLACKkKLANSMAN: Taking the Power Back

Continuing our SPIKE LEE RETROSPECTIVE in support of BLM, Kyle Gaffney explores the power dynamic used in Lee’s Academy Award-winning BlackKklansman

Jak Luke Sharp 7/14/20 Jak Luke Sharp 7/14/20

Lovebirds

Lovebirds is perhaps the most disappointing and unequivocally unfunny feature to be released in the already marred year that is 2020

Paul Anderson 7/13/20 Paul Anderson 7/13/20

Relic

Relic is an accomplished debut that certainly marks out Natalie Erika James as a talent to watch

Rory Marsh 7/13/20 Rory Marsh 7/13/20

First Cow

Audiences unfamiliar with Reichardt may struggle with the pacing in First Cow, but the speed at which it moves is integral to its success

Nick Johnson 7/13/20 Nick Johnson 7/13/20

The Old Guard

The Old Guard reveals its major weakness early with by-the-book generic action

Jak Luke Sharp 7/12/20 Jak Luke Sharp 7/12/20

Irresistable

Irresistible can't find a path between wanting to make its audience laugh or be up in arms, and it certainly does not do both

Ewan Gleadow 7/12/20 Ewan Gleadow 7/12/20

One Way To Denmark

One Way To Denmark feels both like a story of redemption for a life never had but also a believable tale of picking up the pieces and starting over

Guest User 7/11/20 Guest User 7/11/20

Homemade - Vol. 1

Despite Homemade standing shakily on its own, when placed in the necessary context it can be seen as an incredible endeavour that is an exercise in perseverance, creativity, and determination

Guest User 7/11/20 Guest User 7/11/20

ClapperCast - Episode 6: Hamilton, Homemade, True History of the Kelly Gang

On episode 6 of ClapperCast, the team the critically acclaimed and recently acquired Dinsey+ exclusive Hamilton, the diabolical Homemade short film anthology series from NETFLIX, Justin Kurzel’s return behind the camera True History of the Kelly Gang

Lalo Ortega 7/10/20 Lalo Ortega 7/10/20

SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT: Lessons From Nola Darling

Even though the newsreels have stopped and social media has turned to something new, the fight for equality and BLM still rages on. For the month of July, CLAPPER is continuing to promote the Black Lives Matter movement with a Spike Lee retrospective series. Beginning with Lalo Ortegas essay on Spike Lee’s debut hit SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT and its rebooted remix series on NETFLIX regarding empowerment, cancel culture and learning from creative mistakes

Justin Caunan 7/9/20 Justin Caunan 7/9/20

Dark - Season 3

What makes Dark work, despite its extremely convoluted qualities, is that, behind all the endless twists and turns, it's upheld by Jantje Friese's insanely ambitious vision

Carson Timar 7/9/20 Carson Timar 7/9/20

Desperados

An extremely bland and basic romantic comedy whose best aspect is chemistry between its actors

Guest User 7/8/20 Guest User 7/8/20

ClapperCast - Episode 5: Relic, Babyteeth, The Truth

On episode 5 of ClapperCast, the team discuss Natalie Erika James’ Relic, Shannon Murphy’s Babyteeth, and Kore-eda’s The Truth