Category: Reviews

Movie Review: Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life – SXSW Award Winner Now in Theaters

I attended the SXSW Film & Television Festival in 2023 and unfortunately missed viewing the world premiere of this documentary feature film during the festival. It was the Audience Award Winner for Documentary Feature last year, and I was so glad to have viewed it in time for the theatrical release and future VOD release.… Continue reading Movie Review: Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life – SXSW Award Winner Now in Theaters

Tribeca Film Festival Movie Review: NEA Celebrates the New York Premiere at Tribeca

Winner of Best Short Film: At the 2024 IndieX Film Festival, the short film from Colombia, NEA, celebrated its New York Premiere with three screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival. This 22-minute film is a unique blend of Comedy, Drama, and Thriller, a mix of several genres that I found refreshing and creative. By the… Continue reading Tribeca Film Festival Movie Review: NEA Celebrates the New York Premiere at Tribeca

Movie Review – I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love World Premieres at Tribeca FF

The short Quiero Estrellarme En Seco Contra El Parabrisas Del Amor (2024) – English title: I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love, is a 14-minute short from Mexico. It is a portrait of an underground rapper in Mexico told through a collective filmmaking approach. It is written and directed by Fernanda Tovar.… Continue reading Movie Review – I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love World Premieres at Tribeca FF

Movie Review: INSIDE OUT 2 Is a Rare Sequel That Is Just As Good As Its First Installment

Disney/Pixar is back with a film worthy of much love, adoration, and critical acclaim. The studio has returned in a big way with a sequel to a movie loved by both general audiences and critics alike. The filmmakers behind Inside Out 2 have done an extraordinary job of further developing the world within Riley Anderson’s… Continue reading Movie Review: INSIDE OUT 2 Is a Rare Sequel That Is Just As Good As Its First Installment

Movie Review: Cottontail – Award winner at Rome Film Festival, Now in US Theaters and On Demand

Written and directed by Patrick Dickinson, the Winner of Best First Film in Rome has a theatrical release and will be streaming next month. SYNOPSIS: After his wife’s death, Kenzaburo receives an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. His late wife asks him to travel to Lake Windermere in England with their son to scatter… Continue reading Movie Review: Cottontail – Award winner at Rome Film Festival, Now in US Theaters and On Demand

Movie News: Queen Tut Available on VOD on Various Streaming Platforms – Celebrate Pride Month

About: Queen Tut follows Egyptian teenager Nabal (Ryan Ali), who, after losing his mother, leaves Cairo to live with his father in Toronto. Parachuted into the underground queer nightlife, he confronts his mother’s death by taking up the ways of drag and becoming Queen Tut under the guidance of his trans drag mother Malibu (Alexandra… Continue reading Movie News: Queen Tut Available on VOD on Various Streaming Platforms – Celebrate Pride Month

Tribeca FF 2024 Review: Catharsis Short Film has World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

Synopsis: A dancer savant with serious anger issues is about to sabotage his life until a strange psychotherapist brings him to face the shadows of his subconscious mind. A directorial debut by Brian Logvinsky, Catharsis is a 17-minute avant-garde, neo-noir film. Weaving surrealism, performance art, and horror, this psychological story is a lifelong passion project… Continue reading Tribeca FF 2024 Review: Catharsis Short Film has World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

‘Inside Out 2’ is a masterful continuation of Riley’s story

Joy and Anxiety (Pixar)

Disney and Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ is a masterful continuation of Riley’s story. Now, it delves into the tumultuous waters of teenagehood by introducing a new emotion: anxiety. Voiced by Maya Hawke, Anxiety brings a fresh and poignant layer to the emotional dynamics within Riley’s mind, perfectly encapsulating the heightened fears and uncertainties of adolescence.… Continue reading ‘Inside Out 2’ is a masterful continuation of Riley’s story