Movie Reviews
Seen a lot of movies, got a lot of opinions.
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Reel Abilities NY 2024: “Good Bad Things” - Film Review
Good Bad Things is a warm hug of a movie, the kind you’d seek out when you’re home sick from school.

CIFF24: "African Giants" - Film Review
Complemented by gorgeous cinematography, African Giants is an ode to brotherly love and a reminder that we are capable of growing up.

Reel Abilities NY 2024: “Sexual Healing” - Film Review
Sexual Healing is a celebration of the humanity that connects us and our deep-seated desire to be wanted in the purest sense of the word.

“Monkey Man” - Film Review
More wholly original works need to make their way into theaters to give people the ineffable feeling of seeing magic on the biggest, loudest screen possible. Monkey Man will not be forgotten.

“Club Zero” - Film Review
Club Zero is an interesting exercise in restraint, both in the eating habits it encourages for its characters and in its production. However, the world that the film built is far too intriguing to leave on the cutting room floor.

“Drive-Away Dolls” - Film Review
There’s something weird and wonderful within Drive-Away Dolls, but it’s buried under an aimless journey without a decent map to follow.

“Spaceman” - Film Review
Had Spaceman rooted itself a little deeper into the soul of humanity, it would have been out of this world.

“Late Night with the Devil” - Film Review
The found footage genre is a gimmick, for better or for worse, but Late Night with the Devil proves that life and creative ingenuity can exist within this type of movie. The Cairnes siblings took the rules of the genre and broke them for the better.

“First Time Female Director” - Film Review
First Time Female Director’s thesis can be boiled down to how difficult, painful, and disappointing it can be to try to create.

"You'll Never Find Me" - Film Review
This is the debut feature of Bell and Allen, and if it’s any indication of what’s to come, their names should become household knowledge for horror fans.

"Femme" - Film Review
Femme is a gnarly, thorny return to the world of film noir by addressing topics that are pressingly contemporary.

“Immaculate” - Film Review
For all of Immaculate’s blood, it could stand to be a little gutsier. Immaculate hints at deeper themes, but it’s hard to find fault with the film’s execution.

"Extremely Unique Dynamic" - Film Review
By the end of Extremely Unique Dynamic, the audience will have two new best friends, making it even harder to say goodbye as the credits roll.

"Riddle of Fire" - Film Review
Riddle of Fire is audacious, vibrant, and alive. Even if it gets a little lost in the forest, the journey and the friends made along the way sure are worth it.

"Love Lies Bleeding" - Film Review
Love Lies Bleeding is a queer film made for a queer audience that harkens back to the days of lesbian pulp fiction with a neo-noir, neon edge, complete with an ’80s synth soundtrack.

"Yuni" - Film Review
The film is stunning, with an astounding amount of depth for a mere 95 minutes. Yuni is the sort of emotional gut punch that cinema does best.

“Little Wing” - Film Review
Little Wing celebrates the unlikely things that steer us through the choppy, uncertain winds of life. Sometimes you will soar, other times you’ll hit turbulence, but you’ll always find your way home.

“Lisa Frankenstein” - Film Review
Lisa Frankenstein’s script contains many interesting concepts and scenes from other movies Frankensteined together to become this one.

"How I Learned to Fly" - Film Review
How I Learned to Fly reminds us that humans aren’t meant to go it alone. That the easiest thing a person can do is to offer help and the bravest thing a person can do is accept that help.

“Madame Web” - Film Review
Never overstaying its welcome and complete with a throwback ’90s/aughts soundtrack, Madame Web could find a future where it belongs.