Lilies Not for Me: The period drama Lilies Not For Me calls on viewers to consider a terrible, now mostly overlooked strain of the history of homophobia. However, debut writer and director Will Seefried – creator and co-star of Laura Linney miniseries Sink Sank Sunk – attempts to treat the subject matter in a rather […]
Perhaps in order to draw potential viewers into theaters, Sundance novelty “Love Me” is presented as a very busy picture with wonderful special effects revolving around the relationship of a satellite revolving the globe with a buoy stranded in the ocean. Set after the extiction of humanity, in the Zucheros’ unusual take on the romantic
The absurdity of working with children and animals is an idea embedded in the film industry. For different reasons, these days, animals in particular have been replaced by CGI. Still, filmmaker Peter Cattaneo ignores these rules for his entry to TIFF24 with The Penguin Lessons. Cattaneo’s work immerses us into the thick of the chaos…political
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As bad as it gets, Mutants of Nature Cove has no plot, no narrative and is not even good on the level of a college video. The only redeeming thing about the flick is the sheer extent of naked skin you will behold. If there was a budget for this movie, it clearly was not
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An exploration in documentary style about the American indie group Pavements that intertwines narratives with the documented footage of the band as well as a selection of their songs on the soundtrack. Pavements is a band that constantly resonates for a particular demographic of both ’90s and the 2000s rock audience while the rest of
First Shift: Whether you enjoy it or not, the controversial filmmaker Uwe Boll is back in cinema again for the first time through an extended cameo. Laing noted that he appeared in Radu Jude’s movie entitled Do Not Expect too Much from the End of the World, where he says A boxing match with film
A story emanating from Quawntay ‘Bosco” Adams’ life who was imprisoned with 35 years sentence for trying to possess marijuana, It depicts how he gets to see his daughter with an aide of a lady he met in a lonely hearts advertisement but due to his past gets tasked with the repercussions of yore to
Disciples in the Moonlight by Ann Wueirst & D P Willmott is a gripping tale with intense political drama and an underlying message for Christians. The government of the United States has come up with a strategy to ban the Scriptures and to establish its own book called the Truth Bible. The private Christian underground
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Ganymede dissects the themes of identity, love and fear through a small-town wrestling star, Lee Fletcher IV who develops a crush on a gay classmate. It is directed by Colby Holt and Sam Probst who elaborated the tensions of growing up with horror themes in the way the film appeases the audience, which breaks the
The film “Shirley” directed by John Ridley focuses on the life of Shirley Chisholm, portrayed by Regina King, assumed a presidential campaign in 1972. As the first Black woman to be elected into congress and the first woman to run for the democratic presidential nomination, Shirley’s contributions to the Black community in America have been
