Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Festivals

Movie Review (Berlinale 2024): ‘The Outrun’ Needs a Faster Moving Story

Director: Nora FingscheidtWriters: Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot, Daisy LewisStars: Saoirse Ronan, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane Synopsis: After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled...

Movie Review: ‘Seagrass’ Shows an Intimate Understanding of Family

Director: Meredith Hama-BrownWriters: Meredith Hama-BrownStars: Ally Maki, Luke Roberts, Nyha Huang Breitkreuz Synopsis: A Japanese-Canadian woman grapples with the death of her mother as she brings her family to a retreat. When her...

Movie Review (Berlinale 2024): ‘The Visitor’ Provokes Repeatedly

Director: Bruce La BruceWriters: Alex Babboni, Victor Fraga, Bruce La BruceStars: Bishop Black, Macklin Kowal, Amy Kingsmill Synopsis: A refugee is among multiple identical men appearing around London. Masked as a homeless man,...

The Best Of Berlinale’s Winners

After Sundance, the next important film festival is the Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale for short, held every February. Since 1951, this has become a major place for international releases, equal...

Movie Review (Sundance 2024): ‘Will and Harper’ is an Essential and Honest Documentary

Director: Josh GreenbaumStars: Will Ferrell, Harper Steele Synopsis: In this intimate portrayal of friendship, transition, and America, Will Ferrell and his best buddy of thirty years decide to go on a cross-country road...

Movie Review (Sundance 2024): ‘Kneecap’ Examines Talent Vs. Timing

Director: Rich PeppiattWriter: Rich PeppiattStars: Naoise Ó Cairealláin “Móglaí Bap”, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh “Mo Chara”,  JJ Ó Dochartaigh “Dj Provaí”, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, with Simone Kirby...

Movie Review (Sundance 2024): A Selection of Shorts

The Rainbow Bridge begins with a comedic homage to 90s late-night ads selling the latest scam to anybody vulnerable enough to fall into the trap. The lunatic “scientists” in Dimitri Simakis’ short...

Movie Review (Sundance 2024): ‘Good One’ Interrogates Why We Escape Into Nature

Director: India DonaldsonWriter: India DonaldsonStars: Lily Collias, Sumaya Bouhbal, Valentine Black Synopsis: During a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest...

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