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‘Eric LaRue’ Review: Judy Greer Anchors Michael Shannon’s Tonally Screwy Directorial Debut
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
There’s a sense here that Shannon has a dark comedy on his hands that he can’t commit to. The post ‘Eric LaRue’ Review: Judy Greer Anchors Michael Shannon’s Tonally Screwy Directorial Debut appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Freaky Tales’ Review: A Spirited Love Letter to Late-’80s Oakland and Its Underdogs
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
For all of its spiritedness, though, the film wants for a more unique sense of invention. The post ‘Freaky Tales’ Review: A Spirited Love Letter to Late-’80s Oakland and Its Underdogs appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Gazer’ Review: ‘The Conversation’ Meets ‘Memento’ Ryan J. Sloan’s Spooky Neo-Noir
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
Gazer sidles up to its story cautiously, mirroring its main character’s questioning nature. The post ‘Gazer’ Review: ‘The Conversation’ Meets ‘Memento’ Ryan J. Sloan’s Spooky Neo-Noir appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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THE WOMAN IN THE YARD Review: Metaphors Are Exactly What They Seem to Be
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
Danielle Deadwyler stars in Jaume Colet-Serra's horror-thriller. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Tendaberry Review: A Soulful Brooklyn-Set City Symphony
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Sundance Film Festival coverage. Tendaberry is now on VOD and arrives on MUBI on April 25. A soulful coming-of-age story with far more on its mind than the here...
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THE BATTLE OF WALLIS ISLAND
by admin|1 year ago|Hammer to Nail
(Check out Chris Reed’s The Ballad of Wallis Island movie review, it’s in theaters now via Focus Features. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) An adaptation of a 2007 short film from the same creative team (director, writers/co-stars), James Griffith’s The Ballad...
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DARKEST MIRIAM Review: Librarians Are Open Books, Sometimes
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
Britt Lower and Tom Mercier star in director Naomi Jaye's highly-charged film. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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INVENTION Trailer: Callie Hernandez Goes on a Bizarre, Personal Journey of Grief in Courtney Stephens’ 16mm Hybrid Feature
by admin|1 year ago|Hammer to Nail
Filmmaker Courtney Stephens (Terra Femme, The American Sector) blurs fiction and autobiographical nonfiction in her newest 16mm feature, Invention. It stars Callie Hernandez (who co-wrote the script with Stephens) as a woman who returns to her hometown following the passing...
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JULIE KEEPS QUIET Review: Tennis Phenom, Insightful, Incisive Character Study
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
Among major professional sports played around the world, tennis stands out for its unique set of demands on its respective athletes.   Unlike team sports or even doubles tennis, singles tennis places the full weight and responsibility for success or...
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‘The Woman in the Yard’ Review: An Atmospheric Tale of Battling One’s Inner Demons
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
Jaume Collet-Serra spins a deeper, darker yarn than the premise suggests. The post ‘The Woman in the Yard’ Review: An Atmospheric Tale of Battling One’s Inner Demons appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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