The Professional is an apt title for a film about someone going through the realest hustle, of owning one’s own business and trying to keep a life together around it. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: The Professional: A Stevie Blatz Story
Slamdance Film Review: Impetus
Alleyn’s journey through grief results in a fragmented story, one that quietly shudders between her introspective narration, her conversations with friends, and the film she is attempting to make. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Sea of Shadows
Sea of Shadows presents the grave, complex problem of illegal fishing in the Sea of Cortez for the endangered fish totoaba. … read more
Sundance Film Review: WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES
A punch-pop-stomp ride from start to finish, WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES chronicles four school-uniform-wearing strangers, averaging 13.5 years of age. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Advocate
Along with Jones and Bellaïche’s primary narrative, Advocate also delves into Tsemel’s personal life, insofar as it informs her practice today. … read more
Sundance Film Review: MERATA: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Her mission, in her words, was to decolonize and indigenize our screens. With Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen, her son Hepi Mita continues the task. … read more
Sundance Film Review: The Sharks
The cinematography, natural lighting and photography in The Sharks is stunning, as it captures lush treescapes and waves crashing against rocks on beaches. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch succeeds in not trying to assail each topic but giving us a panoramic view of how all of these human activities cumulatively affect the planet. … read more
Sundance Film Review: THE WITCH HUNTERS
Though it’s lighthearted, THE WITCH HUNTERS offers a mature conversation about legitimate issues through the lens of young characters. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Abe
Abe is a worthwhile movie that also presents subtle, contextually appropriate educational points about Islam. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Tigerland
Tigerland Sundance Film Festival Director: Ross Kauffman In both Eastern and Western imaginations and art, the tiger has always been a symbol of beauty and power. As their numbers dwindle in the wild, many people are moved to help their cause. Tigerland follows two parallel tiger conservation efforts: in far east Russia where Pavel Famenko
Sundance Film Review: Judy and Punch
Judy and Punch (Australia) Sundance Film Festival Director: Mirrah Foulkes In 16th century Seaside, a town that is nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy (Mia Wasikowska) and her husband Punch (Damon Herriman) are the main source of entertainment. Their puppet shows require synchronized choreography, but Punch seems to be the one taking all the credit
