Category Archives: Reviews
Multicultural Heartbreak and Hilarity: Carmen & Bolude (2025). Reviewed by Holley Anne Brabble
Quick-paced and quick-witted, Carmen & Bolude (2025) is both a lighthearted good time and a deeply introspective watch. The film uses comedy to showcase a deeply multicultural world and all its nuances. The result is an exploration of themes like … Continue reading
The Cinema Within (2024): Looking for the Magic in the Cut. Reviewed by Holley Anne Brabble
When you watch a movie, how often do you notice a cut? You might be surprised to learn that unless your answer is every few seconds then you hardly ever notice a cut at all. This is because film editing … Continue reading
Streets of Colour (2023) and the Never-Ending Recovery. Reviewed by Holley Anne Brabble
Streets of Colour is a film that knows its identity and wastes no time in showcasing that identity to the audience. The film depicts a number of complex issues, such as interracial relations, community, generational trauma, and grief. The film … Continue reading
Sound of Metal (2019). Reviewed by Mackenzie McCarron
Some people compare it to being on an island among foreigners. Others say it’s similar to sticking your head in a goldfish bowl. But the reality of what I can and cannot hear is a lot more complicated than anyone … Continue reading
The Stunning Subtlety of Mano Khalil’s Neighbours (2021). Reviewed by Lena Streitwieser
I had the privilege of attending the New York Kurdish Film Festival this month for the New York City premiere of Kurdish-Swiss director Mano Khalil’s 2021 film, Neighbours. As I walked into the Angelika Film Center in the East Village, … Continue reading
From Page to Stage: The Story Behind the Curtain. Reviewed by Estefania Rosas De La Maza
Blockbuster films, such as the Harry Potter (2001-2011) franchise, The Iron Giant (1999), and The Shawshank Redemption (1994), have left an indelible mark on society, with their distinct storytelling and memorable characters becoming household, if not global, cultural references. Though … Continue reading
The Black Dahlia: A Misunderstood Ode to Film Noir. Reviewed by Yaakov “Jacob” Smith
When director Brian De Palma is brought up in film discussions, much is made of his work prior to 2000, and anything past that year is completely ignored, if not disparaged. Indeed, many seem to believe that De Palma lost … Continue reading
Mute (2021). Reviewed by Constantine Frangos
A traveling salesman, a hitchhiker, a cheating wife, a murder. Did the salesman kill his wife or not? These tropes are ingrained in the film noir genre. Much like Walter Neff giving his confession of insurance claim fraud and murder … Continue reading
Kalel, 15 (2019). Reviewed by Vanessa Zarm
A young boy is waiting with his mother in a hospital room as muffled noises overshadow the doctor’s examination. The audience is deprived of any sense of sound or space. Only once the two leave the hospital do we hear … Continue reading
Stephen King – Dollar Baby: The Book (BearManor Media). Reviewed by Constantine Frangos
One evening after a full day of work, with four tables pushed together at a café in 2013, I first heard of the Stephen King Dollar Babies program during a precursory meeting which would lead to a film festival that … Continue reading