An official Sundance selection, The Queen of Fear features a stellar acting performance from actress Valeria Bertuccelli. Bertuccelli, who also wrote the film, co-directs the absurd comedy with Fabiana Tiscornia. For a film that comes off as an absurd comedy, The Queen of Fear is surprisingly so dark in terms of lighting–whether that’s due to cinematographer Matías Mesa or the co-directors, I don’t know. As with any foreign film, to truly be able to understand what’s going…
"Sundance 2018: The Queen of Fear"Category: Movie Reviews
Because of the Disney/Freeform background of star Maia Mitchell, Never Goin’ Back has that Spring Breakers vibe to it but these two films couldn’t be any more different. Never Goin’ Back isn’t without drugs or vulgarity and there’s a lot of it throughout the film. A first feature from writer-director Augustine Frizzell, it’s another film in which one can show their support of a female director. Just as Sean Baker brought light to underrepresented low-income families with…
"Sundance 2018: Never Goin’ Back"
An official Sundance selection, The Price of Everything is a documentary that goes into the art world and examines what art is worth, be it for the collector or the artist. The film is a fascinating documentary, directed by Nathaniel Kahn, and explores a world in which one may only hear about in the news in passing but outside of the die-hard art collectors, that’s just about it. Art collecting is a different world in…
"Sundance 2018: The Price of Everything"
Ingrid tells the fascinating story of Ingrid Gipson, a fashion designer who left the comforts of life in Texas and escaped into the woods of Oklahoma. Directed by Morrisa Maltz, the documentary is just shy of an hour. Among the eight films selected as a Documentary Feature, Ingrid was the only one to be solely directed by a female filmmaker. This comes at a time in which it is so hard for the studios to…
"Slamdance 2018: Ingrid (dir. Morrisa Maltz)"
Selected by the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival, Pick of the Litter contains an overload of puppy cuteness as the documentary offers a glimpse into the rigorous training of guide dogs for the blind. Co directed by Dana Nachman and Don Hardy, Pick of the Litter is a touching film that makes you wish that you could place your hands through the screen. A project that was birthed at Slamdance in 2015 following the premiere of…
"Slamdance 2018: Pick of the Litter – Puppy Cuteness Overload"
An official selection of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, White Rabbit is one of the more unique films to play the NEXT program. Directed by Daryl Wein from a script co-written with Vivian Bang, White Rabbit shines a light on a segment of the population that doesn’t have the opportunity to be represented much on the big screen in leading performances. Things may be changing on the small screen but there’s still a lot work…
"Sundance 2018: White Rabbit great for representation"
Unsung heroes get their due in 12 Strong as another declassified story comes to the screen. Nicolai Fuglsig makes an impressive feature directorial debut by giving audiences a thrilling drama based on the book Horse Soldiers by author Doug Stanton that revisits the beginning years of the War on Terror with soldiers traveling on horseback. In no easy feat, Ted Tally and Peter Craig adapted the book as a screenplay. Perhaps because of this, it…
"12 Strong: Unsung Heroes Get Their Due"
Mom and Dad may be crazy but the indie horror comedy features one of the finest performances from Nicolas Cage in recent years. Written and directed by Brian Taylor, the film stars Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, and Zackary Arthur. Mom and Dad feels as if it is the comedic response to The Purge franchise. Instead of the whole country being allowed a single day to commit crimes, it’s parents who turn on their children…
"Mom and Dad is All Kinds of Crazy"
The upcoming musical drama, Saturday Church, can best be described as Moonlight meets La La Land. This is said with the best of intentions as the lead character is both questioning their sexuality and gender identity. Written and directed by Damon Cardasis, the musical stars Luka Kain, Margot Bingham, Regina Taylor, Marquis Rodriguez, MJ Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Alexia Garcia, Kate Bornstein, and Jaylin Fletcher. Ulysses (Kain) is a 14-year old boy who is now the…
"Saturday Church: Moonlight meets La La Land"
Driftwood is going to be hit-or-miss for audiences as the performances drive the silent film. Driftwood is a film that plays to the short side with a running time of just under 80 minutes. For those audiences who love their films with dialogue, this isn’t the film for you. There aren’t any words spoken in this film as it is completely driven by the silent action taking place on screen. Driftwood made it’s world premiere…
"Driftwood: Performances drive Silent Film"