17 hours ago“Huesera” — Film ReviewHuesera gets its name from a Mexican folktale about a woman who collects bones in the desert. Huesera is a Spanish word that means a place that is destined to collect human bones that are removed from their graves. It’s from this framework that Huesera builds its premise. Valeria (Natalia…Film3 min readFilm3 min read
17 hours ago“Knock at the Cabin” — Film ReviewM. Night Shyamalan’s filmography has long been interested in the grander ideas of faith and beliefs. They’re most notably at play in Signs and The Village, where the main characters are asked to believe impossible things. Knock at the Cabin (adapted from Paul G. Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End…Film4 min readFilm4 min read
5 days agoMember-only“Skinamarink” — Film ReviewWith all horror movies, an inherent sense of dread burrows into the audience as soon as the film begins. They become hyper-focused, looking for ghosts and ghouls lurking in the shadows. It’s no different with Skinamarink, the indie horror film that took audiences by surprise and is now coming to…Film4 min readFilm4 min read
Jan 22Slamdance Review — “Silent Love”Silent Love is a documentary about a family born out of tragedy. Aga has built a life for herself in Germany, a far cry from the small Polish village her brother Miłosz was living in with his recently deceased mother. In order to keep Miłosz from entering the foster system…Slamdance3 min readSlamdance3 min read
Jan 22Slamdance Review — “Starring Jerry as Himself”“What is a true story?” asks the opening title cards of Starring Jerry as Himself. It’s a valiant question to ask, and one that documentaries pose every time they put a subject in front of their camera and press record. Sometimes there’s no personal connection between the filmmaker and the…Slamdance2 min readSlamdance2 min read
Jan 21“Back to the Wharf” — Film ReviewThere’s a bleakness in Back to the Wharf that never lets the audience catch their breath. Song Hao (Zhang Yu) is a straight-A student who loses his guaranteed school admission to his friend, Li Tang (Lee Hong Chi). Enraged, Song Hao’s father (Yanhui Wang) goes to confront Li Tang’s father…Film3 min readFilm3 min read
Jan 13Best of 2022 — Part TwoWe’re back with Part Two, baby. This time, we’re going to take a look at my favorite new releases from 2022. I’m not going to wax poetically about how lists are meaningless and futile this time around. You want that? You go back to Part One. …Film7 min readFilm7 min read
Jan 11“Human Resources” — Film ReviewSomething’s amiss at Brooke’s Hardware in Human Resources. Immediately after a worker (Angel Hilton) meets his untimely demise by a sinister force the audience doesn’t get to see, the credits appear on-screen, set to a 1950s-esque jingle. IThis is completely at odds with whatever mysterious forces are at play in…Film3 min readFilm3 min read
Jan 10“Beautiful Beings” — Film ReviewsIceland’s submission to the 95th Academy Awards is a coming-of-age drama. Beautiful Beings centers on Balli (Áskell Einar Pálmason), a fourteen-year-old boy who is constantly bullied and beaten up at school. He has no friends and his home life is equally isolating. Addi (Birgir Dagur Bjarkason) belongs to a trio…Film3 min readFilm3 min read
Published in Cine Suffragette·Jan 9“M3GAN” — Film ReviewHumans have been afraid of their own creations since the beginning of time. Surely, cavepeople learned the dangers of fire through trial and error. It’s summed up so perfectly by Jeff Goldblum’s character in Jurassic Park: “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop…Film3 min readFilm3 min read
