Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Festivals

Movie Review (Sundance 2025): ‘The Virgin of the Quarry Lake’ Takes On Apathy and Coming-of-Age

Director: Laura CasabeWriter: Benjamín NaishtatStars: Fernanda Echevarría, Dady Brieva, Dolores Oliveiro Synopsis: Follows a jealous girl who enlists the help of magic to interfere with a relationship involving the apple of her eye. With the opening...

Movie Review (Sundance 2025): ‘Heightened Scrutiny’ Goes the Extra Mile

Director: Sam FederStars: Chase Strangio, Jelani Cobb, Lydia Polgreen Synopsis: Civil rights lawyer Chase Strangio's courtroom battles against anti-trans laws intertwine with exposing media narratives impacting public perception of transgender rights. Chase Strangio doesn’t look...

Movie Review (Sundance 2025): ‘Sly Lives!’: Another Exciting and Reverential Doc From Questlove

Director: QuestloveStars: André 3000, Chaka Khan, George Clinton Synopsis: It focuses on the life and legacy of Sly and the Family Stone, telling the story behind the rise, reign and fadeout of one of...

Movie Review (Sundance 2025): ‘Omaha’ Balances Devastation and Beauty

Director: Cole WebleyWriter: Robert MachoianStars: John Magaro, Molly Belle Wright, Wyatt Solis Synopsis: After a family tragedy, siblings Ella and Charlie are woken up by their dad and taken on a cross-country journey, experiencing a...

2025 Sundance Film Festival: What To Watch For

We are once again at the first major film festival of the year, Sundance. Last year’s festival brought out Didi, A Real Pain, Daughters, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, and A Different...

Movie Review (Cinemania Festival 2024): ‘Monsieur Aznavour’ Examines the Tortured Rise of a Genius

Directors: Grand Corps Malade, Mehdi IdirWriters: Grand Corps Malade, Mehdi IdirStars: Tahar Rahim, Bastien Bouillon, Marie-Julie Baup Synopsis: Follows the beginnings of the iconic French-Armenian singer, songwriter and actor, Charles Aznavour, from zero...

Movie Review (Festival Cinemania 2024): Sophie Deraspe Delivers Her Best Film with ‘Shepherds’

Director: Sophie DeraspeWriters: Sophie Deraspe, Mathyas LefebureStars: Félix-Antoine Duval, Solène Rigot, Younes Boucif Synopsis: A young Montreal advertising executive, converted to a Provençal shepherd, has various misadventures with a civil servant who has...

Movie Review (Adelaide Film Festival): ‘Black Box Diaries’ is a Towering Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking

Director: Shiori ItôWriter: Shiori ItôStars: Shiori Itô Synopsis: Journalist Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault, seeking to prosecute the high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case, exposing Japan's outdated judicial and...

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