‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ is one of 2022’s biggest surprises. While, on the surface, it seems that this movie is pretty self-explanatory, my advice to anyone planning to see it…
Category: Film Festivals
Film Review: ‘Mothering Sunday’ Is a Hidden Gem
‘Mothering Sunday’ is a scintillating tale of grief and how it can actually end up suffocating every aspect of one’s life. No matter how much time passes, no matter how grief ebbs…
‘Petite Maman’ TIFF Review: It’s Fine .. That’s About All
Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman isn’t likely to gain many headlines during this fall festival season, but that doesn’t mean it will be missed. Petite Maman is simplistic by design. The end game, of course,…
‘Attica’ TIFF Review: Brutal , Bloody, And Brilliant
Stanley Nelson’s documentary marking the 50th Anniversary of the riots at the Attica correctional facility in New York might be the most critical film at TIFF this year. What’s shocking to me…
‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ TIFF Review: Chastain Delivers A Career Best Performance
In what can only be described as sensational, Jessica Chastain’s performance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye will bring chills to audiences across the country. Very rarely can we watch an actor lose themselves…
Interview: Colman Domingo Discusses Lessons Learned From ‘The God Committee’
While Colman is already receiving deafening levels of buzz about his performance in Zola and the anticipation for Candyman is growing by the second, his performance in The God Committee is one…
SXSW Film Review: ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil’ goes about it all wrong
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (a documentary that made its premiere at SXSW) stands out for two very different reasons. For starters, this represents the first time anyone has got the…
SXSW Film Review: ‘Clerk’ shows the power of Heart and Guts
“And If it’s a funny old world, mama, where a little boy’s wishes come true” really is the perfect lyric from Springsteen’s song The Wish, which perfectly sums up Malcolm Ingram’s documentary…
Interview: Billie Eilish Documentary Director RJ Cutler
From Belushi to Billie? This was my first thought when I heard that Director RJ Cutler was going to be the man tapped to bring the world an inside look at the…
Interview: Director Sam Pollard Discusses Current Events And ‘MLK/FBI’
Sam Pollard’s MLK/FBI is the most consequential documentary of the 2020/21 award season. Pollard’s latest project began its awards season journey at TIFF 2020 and drew rave reviews. The documentary is currently…