This Is Not Berlin celebrates the (sexual and artistic) counter-cultural liberation that this permutation of the punk scene heralded in the ’80s. … read more
Sundance Film Review: This Is Not Berlin
Slamdance Film Review: Happy Face
In a disorienting evolution, the film Happy Face is a piece that explores abandonment, fear and the interplay between society and self-worth. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: A Great Lamp
A Great Lamp makes crucial points about the coded ways we talk about what it means to be well-adjusted or independent, and why these terms might be ultimately futile. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Skynd Deg Sakte (Hurry Slowly)
Skynd Deg Sakte is a gorgeous, affecting tribute to the things we sometimes overlook or undermine. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Crystal Swan
The theme of the movie centers around the dichotomy of Velya wanting more for herself amid the complacency of everyone around her in Belarus. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Beats
If it’s not the most original movie, Beats excels in what seems to be its main goal: show the heartwarming and restorative power of true friendship. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Spiral Farm
Spiral Farm has the ability to haunt you with its relevance and leave you in amazement with its nuanced imagery and simple, unexpected beauty. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: The Beksińskis. A Sound and Picture Album
The Beksinkis. A Sound and Picture Film is a heart-wrenching film dripping with melancholy, but it certainly is worth the watch. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: History of Love
History of Love is a visual exploration of what grief looks as it unwinds, and as it unwinds people. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: We Are Thankful
We Are Thankful and its protagonist are genuine, real and undeniably lovely in their authenticity. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Cat Sticks
Cat Sticks delves into the desperate, nightly endeavors of several addicts maneuvering their torturous jones and unglamorously careening through the sad underground of their city. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture
The film is exactly what it markets itself as, an exploration of the manner in which female pop stars are exploited and misrepresented through the media and entertainment industry. … read more
