A collection of movie reviews - from short and sweet to borderline rambling. Happy reading! Latest List I Care A Lot (2020) The World to Come (2021) Identifying Features (2020) Little Fish (2021) Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2020) The Mauritanian (2021) White Lie (2020) One Night in Miami (2020) Love Sarah (2020) Minari (2020) Promising Young Woman (2020) Herself (2020) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) The Midnight Sky (2020) Nomadland (2020) Sylvie's Love (2020) The Prom (2020) I'm Your Woman (2020) Wander Darkly (2020) Black Bear (2020) Ammonite (2020) On the Rocks (2020) Happiest Season (2020) Nocturne (2020) Kindred (2020) Come Away (2020) His House (2020) The Dark and the Wicked (2020) Pressure Play (2020) Watson (2020) The Life Ahead (2020) Host (2020) The Witches (2020) Rebecca (2020) Definition Please (2020) Save Yourselves! (2020) Evil Eye (2020) She Dies Tomorrow (2020) The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) Over the Moon (2020) The Glorias (2020) Kajillionaire (2020) Residue (2020) Enola Holmes (2020) The Surrogate (2020) I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) The Assistant (2020) Podcasts Hereditary (2018) TIFF Coverage Another Round (2020) Beans (2020) Inconvenient Indian (2020) Lift Like a Girl (2020) No Ordinary Man (2020) Nomadland (2020) One Night in Miami (2020) Pieces of a Woman (2020) Shiva Baby (2020) The Water Walker (2020) Wolfwalkers (2020) Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) First Man (2018) mid90s (2018) Vox Lux (2018) The Shape of Water (2017) The Dressmaker (2015) Legend (2015) Room (2015) Laggies (2014) Nightcrawler (2014) The Riot Club (2014) Two Days, One Night (2014) Gravity (2013) Archives Call Me By Your Name (2017) Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) Hail, Caesar! (2016) The Jungle Book (2016) Midnight Special (2016) Sing Street (2016) 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) Amy (2015) Ant-Man (2015) The Big Short (2015) Bridge of Spies (2015) Brooklyn (2015) Carol (2015) Creed (2015) Dope (2015) The Hateful Eight (2015) Inside Out (2015) Joy (2015) Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) The Revenant (2015) Ricki and the Flash (2015) Sicario (2015) Spotlight (2015) Spy (2015) Steve Jobs (2015) Straight Outta Compton (2015) Trainwreck (2015) The Witch (2015) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Gone Girl (2014) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) A Little Chaos (2014) St. Vincent (2014) Whiplash (2014) Before Midnight (2013) Before Midnight #2 (2013) Begin Again (2013) Blue is the Warmest Color (2013) Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) Before Sunset (2004) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
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My introduction to film festivals began with TIFF, a festival I've been going to since 2011. I remember the first movie I saw there: Shame (directed by Steve McQueen). Since then, year after year, my TIFF movie schedule grew. I remember running from one screening to the next. I saw as much as I could. This year, the online experience of festivals will miss a few simple pleasures: meeting new people in lineups that go on for blocks, sitting in a crowded theatre with a very excited audience, rushing to a last-minute packed screening finishing coffee in hand, listening to insightful Q&As, and unexpectedly meeting some great actors, to name a few.
Given that many festivals around the world have now gone virtual, I had the opportunity to learn about some great organizations beyond Canada dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices in media. Here are some festival spotlights: Vision Maker Media's First Indigenous Online Film Festival "45 years of empowering the Native narrative" "Vision Maker Media (@visionmakermedia) amplifies and empowers the works of Native people through storytelling. Since 1976, Vision Maker has showcased Native programming on film, VHS, DVD, and now through online streaming. For the first time, they will be hosting a free online celebration of American Indian, Alaska Native and worldwide Indigenous film. The festival promotes understanding Indigenous communities and creating a space for learning. Native representation in media not only matters, it is essential. The First Indigenous Online Film Festival runs from August 31 to October 5. Visit https://visionmakermedia.org/ for information on festival passes and registration. August 31, 2020" Imagine This Women's International Film Festival "Inspired by women storytellers and filmmakers" "Based in Brooklyn, Imagine This Women's Film Fest (@imagineprods) amplifies the works of independent and aspiring female filmmakers from around the world. The festival also provides helpful resources for equal opportunities, funding, production, and diversity programming. This year's virtual lineup includes over 70 films (all made by women) from 20 countries. So inspired by just how many great film festivals there are in the world. Representation in media is essential, and with festivals such as ITWIFF, more stories are being heard. The 5th annual Imagine This Women's Film Festival runs from September 25 to October 4. Visit https://www.imaginethisprods.com/ for more information on tickets and festival passes. Looking forward to checking this out for the first time! August 20, 2020" Bentonville Film Festival "If they can see it, they can be it." "Co-founded by Geena Davis, the Bentonville Film Festival (@bfffestival) is on a mission to promote underrepresented storytellers in media and entertainment. The festival, held annually in Bentonville, Arkansas, launched in 2015 and has emphasized inclusive programming over the last six years. This year's largely virtual lineup includes more than 80% of features directed by women. As the Bentonville Film Festival runs from August 10-16, movie screenings will end tomorrow at 11:59pm CDT! Visit https://bentonvillefilm.org/ to check out a movie or two. Already can't wait for next year's lineup! August 15, 2020" Earth to Films' Weekend Gems are 3-4 recommended films to watch over the weekend (or to bookmark for another time). The majority of selected films are directed by a woman and/or star women. Take a look at the gems to date and tune in weekly for the next lineup!
February 19, 2021 I Care a Lot (directed by J Blakeson) Test Pattern (directed by Shatara Michelle Ford) The Incredible Jessica James (directed by Jim Strouse) Lady Macbeth (directed by William Oldroyd) February 12, 2021 Saint Maud (directed by Rose Glass) Judas and the Black Messiah (directed by Shaka King) Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (Lili Horvat) Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (directed by Josh Greenbaum) February 5, 2021 Rocks (directed by Sarah Gavron) Malcolm & Marie (directed by Sam Levinson) I'm No Longer Here (directed by Fernando Frias) Little Fish (directed by Chad Hartigan) January 29, 2021 The Dig (directed by Simon Stone) La Llorona (directed by Jayro Bustamente) The Rider (directed by Chloé Zhao) The Half of It (directed by Alice Wu) January 22, 2021 In the Mood for Love (directed by Wong Kar Wai) Sylvie's Love (directed by Eugene Ashe) Identifying Features (directed by Fernanda Valadez) Mucho Mucho Amor (directed by Kareem Tabsch & Cristina Costantini) January 16, 2021 Promising Young Woman (directed by Emerald Fennell) Another Round (directed by Thomas Vinterberg) One Night in Miami (directed by Regina King) Driveways (directed by Andrew Ahn) January 8, 2021 Pretend It's A City (directed by Martin Scorsese) Fast Color (directed by Julia Hart) Herself (directed by Phyllida Lloyd) Shirley (directed by Josephine Decker) December 31, 2020 - New Years Eve edition When Harry Met Sally... (directed by Rob Reiner) Carol (directed by Todd Haynes) Phantom Thread (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) Bridget Jones’s Diary (directed by Sharon Maguire) December 18, 2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (directed by George C. Wolf) A Sun (directed by Chung Mong-hong) Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola) On the Rocks (Sofia Coppola) December 11, 2020 I'm Your Woman (directed by Julia Hart) Definition Please (directed by Sujata Day) Wolfwalkers (directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart) Wander Darkly (directed by Tara Miele) December 4, 2020 Ammonite (directed by Francis Lee) Black Bear (directed by Lawrence Michael Levine) Bring Me An Avocado (directed by Maria Mealla) Sound of Metal (directed by Darius Marder) November 27, 2020 Happiest Season (directed by Clea DuVall) The Nest (directed by Sean Durkin) Uncle Frank (directed by Alan Ball Waitress (directed by Adrienne Shelly) November 20, 2020 Run (directed by Aneesh Chagantry) Mangrove (directed by Steve McQueen) Dreamland (directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte) Come Away (directed by Brenda Chapman) November 13, 2020 The Life Ahead (directed by Edoardo Ponti) The Broken Hearts Gallery (directed by Natalie Krinsky) I Am Greta (directed by Nathan Grossman) Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (directed by David E. Talbert) November 6, 2020 The Dark and the Wicked (directed by Bryan Bertino) Kindred (directed by Joe Marcantonio) The Way I See It (directed by Dawn Porter) Proxima (directed by Alice Winocour) October 30, 2020 - Halloween edition The Sixth Sense (directed by M. Night Shyamalan) His House (directed by Remi Weekes) Doctor Sleep (directed by Mike Flanagan) Raw (directed by Julia Ducournau) October 23, 2020 Columbus (directed by Kogonada) Kajillionaire (directed by Miranda July) The Witches (directed by Robert Zemeckis) Over the Moon (directed by Glen Keane) October 16, 2020 The Babadook (directed by Jennifer Kent) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (directed by Aaron Sorkin) Vampires vs. the Bronx (directed by Oz Rodriguez) A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (directed by Ana Lily Amirpour) October 9, 2020 The Forty-Year-Old Version (directed by Radha Blank) Eternal Beauty (directed by Craig Roberts) The Haunting of Bly Manor (created by Mike Flanagan) She Dies Tomorrow (directed by Amy Seimetz) October 2, 2020 Radioactive (directed by Marjane Satrapi) Frida (directed by Julie Taymor) The Glorias (directed by Julie Taymor) Misbehaviour (directed by Philippa Lowthorpe) September 25, 2020 Enola Holmes (directed by Harry Bradbeer) Residue (directed by Merawi Gerima) RBG (directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West) Blackbird (directed by Roger Michell) September 4, 2020 Becoming (directed by Nadia Hallgren) I'm Thinking of Ending Things (directed by Charlie Kaufman) Mulan (directed by Niki Caro) The Surrogate (directed by Jeremy Hersh) August 28, 2020 Lingua Franca (directed by Isabel Sandoval) Wild Rose (directed by Tom Harper) Premature (directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green) The Savages (directed by Tamara Jenkins) August 21, 2020 The Farewell (directed by Lulu Wang) Buffaloed (directed by Tanya Wexler) Girlhood (directed by Celine Sciamma) Mickey and the Bear (directed by Annabelle Attanasio) August 14, 2020 I Used to Go Here (directed by Kris Rey) Project Power (directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman) Never Rarely Sometimes Always (directed by Eliza Hittman) Queen & Slim (directed by Melina Matsoukas) August 7, 2020 Beyond the Lights (directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood) The Truth (directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda) Maudie (directed by Aisling Walsh) The High Note (directed by Nisha Ganatra) July 31, 2020 Black Is King (directed by Beyonce) Selah and the Spades (directed by Tayarisha Poe) Yes, God, Yes (directed by Karen Maine) Knock Down the House (directed by Rachel Lears) July 24, 2020 - Documentary edition John Lewis: Good Trouble (directed by Dawn Porter) Jane Goodall: The Hope (directed by Elizabeth Leiter and Kim Woodard) What Happened, Miss Simone? (directed by Liz Garbus) July 17, 2020 Little Woods (directed by Nia DaCosta) Babyteeth (directed by Shannon Murphy) Love & Basketball (directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood) July 12, 2020 The Old Guard (directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood) First Cow (directed by Kelly Reichardt) Luce (directed by Julius Onah) |
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