The Anne Frank Gift Shop resorts to dark comedy in discussing how to rebrand antisemitism and the Holocaust for the 21st century. “The latest studies are quite grim–2/3 of young Americans are unaware that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust.” – Diedrick (Josh Meyers) The film is currently on the Oscars shortlist for Best Live-Action Short Film. Unfortunately, I didn’t know about it until mid-December following an email from Reboot about Elizabeth Banks leading…
"The Anne Frank Gift Shop: A Dark Comedy About Anti-Jewish Hate"Tag: Kate Burton
The TIFF-premiering Dumb Money does for Wall Street Bets and GameStop what The Big Short did for the subprime mortgage crisis. You can thank Taylor Swift and her concert film for Sony changing their release plans. The initial plans were a wide release on October 6. But because of Taylor and the Swifties, the wide opening is now taking place on September 29. It’s for the best because the awards contender demands our attention even…
"Dumb Money: The GameStop Movie We Didn’t Know We Needed"
A married gay couple have to navigate a custody battle over their son during a divorce that starts getting messy in Our Son. Gay couples are no different than straight couples. They can fall out of love and end up getting divorced–yes, even after fighting for the right to get married. However, it’s just as messy for gay parents as it is for straight parents when it comes to custody over their children. When we…
"Our Son – Tribeca 2023"