Five years ago, on March 14th 2018, a car pulled alongside Brazilian Councilwoman Marielle Franco’s vehicle and fired several shots, killing both the politician and her driver. The crime, which enraged a country undergoing grave political turmoil, still remains unsolved.…
Read moreWriter/director Romello Blade’s Gray People sets up a world where a bill passes for the immigration of gray-colored people to become United States citizens. This proves to be controversial for the rest of the population. A slacker, Nick (Isaish Jimenez), has one…
Read moreFor all the bravado, confidence and gift of the gab that Conor McGregor possesses it was quite the surprise to see this subdued documentary released which barely even scratches the surface on the MMA legend. McGregor Forever charts superstar MMA…
Read moreWhen it comes to stories about the decimation of the Indigenous people of America, few do the story justice. Many focus on the violence and pain of the victims, turning their suffering into entertainment. Some prefer to focus on the…
Read moreHe rises from the ashes to destroy his rivals once and for all! The legend of the most powerful emperor of all time to have ruled Southern India, Rajaraja The Great, dates back to the 10th century. In Ponniyin Selvan…
Read moreTRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! A young dominatrix encounters an unexpected client in co-directors Matt Campanella and Stephanie Chloe Hepner’s Daddy Issues. Campanella also wrote and stars in the comedic short. Our tale opens with Oliver (Campanella) pulling himself into his…
Read moreA few seconds before the world premiere of Sean Price Williams’ directorial debut “The Sweet East,” the names of Josh and Benny Safdie rolled on the screen as part of the Directors’ Fortnight vignette. It feels only prescient, as the…
Read moreIt’s been over seven years since we first watched Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) list off the details that make her seemingly ordinary life extraordinary to a drug addict having a bad trip in a public playground. Since then, we’ve watched…
Read moreBrothers Ethan (Wyatt Oleff) and Derek (Fin Argus) have gotten used to taking care of their mother Michelle (Chrissy Metz) and her prescription drug addiction. Whenever Ethan comes home, he walks through the door warily, knowing it’s entirely possible he’ll…
Read moreTRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! It is not often that David Blaine could be a running joke in a film, in real life maybe, but not in a short film. However, writer-director Dave Solomon’s Brenda & Billy (and the Pothos Plant) not…
Read moreThe truth is not delicate, and it does not suffer from denial. The truth only dies when true stories are untold. Bollywood has gone the extra mile to bring before its audiences a true story of the Islamic conversion of…
Read moreWhite Men Can’t Jump, which was first released in 1992, has gotten the remake treatment. It isn’t the first film, or the last, from the last 50 years to be adapted for modern audiences. Nostalgia has dominated the public consciousness,…
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