Causing an enormous stir of walkouts in major festivals such as Venice and TIFF, Václav Marhoul’s The Painted Bird has been discussed and contemplated on since the beginning of the 2019 awards season. It’s a controversial flick, as expected with the film’s near three hour run-time. Some have called Marhoul’s film a vivacious masterwork of […]

As a frequent admirer of Rafe Spall’s performance filmography, it brings me great displeasure to announce that his latest feature Denmark, is a meandering sob story for the upper middle class. As one of the greatest contemporary British actors of our generation, raging from brilliant comedic deadpan in the righteous comedies from Edgar Wright, and […]

When creating any artistic piece, it’s important to justify the medium you’re portraying your artistic vision in. It’s a conflicting task, deciding the most appropriate way to advocate your creative vision. It’s not uncommon to find a book, album, movie, video game, or even stage play which feels as though the wrong medium was clearly […]

Pixar has been in quite a slump as of recently. In the past decade, there’s been a significant downgrade in quality, in terms of their production of feature film work. Producing largely sequel based products for nostalgia driven adults and children alike, the original heart and intent of Pixar has suddenly gone away. What used […]

For fans of East Asian genre flicks and obscure indie North American releases, Well Go USA entertainment might be already a familiar name by now.  Their boutique label contains a vast variety of genres; including horror, drama, thriller, and martial arts mayhem. Without the generous support of Well Go USA, plenty of magnificent international oddities […]

Setting a tone of unearthly beauty from the very start, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking winner This is Not a Burial, It’s as Resurrection is striking. The film is an exploration of grief and acceptance, both personal and of loved ones. It’s a poem dedicated to the […]

Olympic Dreams is already a film more known for its gimmick than anything else. The first film to be entirely shot within the Olympic village (in this case, the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter ceremony), is a bit claustrophobic in its scope. Leads Nick Kroll and Alexi Pappas (wife of director Jeremy Teacher, who is a former […]