Mass makes for uncomfortable viewing. The film joins the ranks of films like Manchester by the Sea, that being films that handle heavy themes and depressing realities of our world. Film and other mediums of art like it have been seen and interpreted […]
Samurai Town isn’t a frontier for just anyone. A treacherous town, unforgiving with only the strong surviving. It’s in Samurai town that we find our imprisoned Hero (Nicolas Cage). Stuck rotting in a cell due to a robbery gone wrong. […]
Lowell High School is one of the top public high schools in San Francisco. Filled to the brim with talented, gifted, and overall hard-working students, expectations are understandably high. Following the lives of students in their senior year at Lowell, […]
At the Ready, a documentary shot in El Paso, Texas, chronicles the lives of three students and their aspirations to pursue a career in Border Patrol. However, as they grow closer to achieving their goals, the three students begin to […]
Adult animation in America is always a bit of a toss-up. Transcendent art pieces like Don Hertzfeldt’s World of Tomorrow trilogy are often drowned out by cruder work like Sausage Party. Cryptozoo forges a new path ahead. Writer/creative director Dash Shaw and animation director […]
Two films dominated the Sundance Awards last night. One was the crowd-pleasing CODA (read our review here), the other being Hive. In a major upset, Hive made Sundance history by taking home the World Cinema Grand Jury, Directing, and Audience awards in one […]
Writer-director Karen Cirrone has compared her debut feature, Mayday, to Wizard of Oz. The similarities are definitely there. In the midst of a storm, a young woman is swept into an exotic new world, experiencing a newfound sense of independence, soon longing for […]
Critics have inherent bias. When constructing a review, it’s important to note the specific things you see in a film that may push your review in either direction regardless of the quality of the film. Suffice to say, I approached […]
“I am a revolutionary.” These are the famous words of Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party. Behind him and his rallying words, there’s a belief. A desire for all power to the people. A moment of unity […]
New Years Eve, 1999. A 22 year old named Sebastian hijacks a TV studio, taking a tv presenter and a security guard hostage. Armed with only a gun, Sebastian attempts to go on live television. His intentions? No one knows. […]
