Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Knocking’ Shows Paranoia on a Small Scale
The thinness of walls is a thoroughly explored trope in horror cinema. The fear of urban living and... Read More »
Posts Tagged ‘festival’
Movie Review: “Falling” is an Effective Drama in Need of More Complexity
There’s a deep sadness at the heart of Falling. Centered around an ailing father moving to California to... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘200 Meters’ is a Tense, Well-Scripted Drama
Mustafa (Ali Suliman), the father at the center of Ameen Nayfeh’s Palestinian border drama 200 Meters, feels like... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ is an Exhausting but Rewarding Documentary
An old man wakes at the bar mid-morning and recites Shakespeare as he shaves in the bathroom. His... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘Shadow Country’ is an Affecting Look at a Damaged Community
Guilt and regret reverberate through Shadow Country, a historical drama that spans from the 1930s to the 1950s... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘Stray’ is Strong, Subtle Filmmaking – to a Fault
Perspective is important when crafting a narrative, even a documentary one, and while Elizabeth Lo‘s film Stray makes... Read More »
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