Tribeca Festival 2024: “My Best Friend” - Short Film Review
My Best Friend is a gorgeously executed examination of intimacy.
Tribeca Festival 2024: “Ripe!” - Short Film Review
Ripe! has created a candy wonderland of young love. The 1950s music, the haziness of the film’s grain, and the rich hues all recreate the feelings of that first all-consuming crush.
“A Thousand Pines” - Film Review
There isn’t a documentary like A Thousand Pines that shows the realities of the lives of these workers, and the message is as urgent as ever.
“My Own Normal” - Film Review
In My Own Normal, Alexander has opened the door to his home, his love life, and his family dynamic in an attempt to encourage more people to understand a life that doesn’t necessarily look like their own. Or, equally importantly, to show others with cerebral palsy what their life could look like.
“Silent Land” - Film Review
Silent Land is a critique of class structures, but never manages to reach the depth of the pool that haunts the characters of the film.
“Night Shift” - Film Review
Night Shift is a cozy horror flick, one that feels familiar, but it also works as a show of skill for first-time directors, the China Brothers.
“I Saw the TV Glow” - Film Review
Even though it might not fully come together for all, it’s undeniable that it’s thrilling to see I Saw the TV Glow’s trans-centric storyline on movie theater screens across the country.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” - Film Review
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a behemoth blockbuster that’s perfect for summertime, even if it succumbs to some of the familiar shortcomings of the genre.
“The Idea of You” - Film Review
The events of The Idea of You may sound like they've been plucked from a One Direction fanfiction, but Hathaway does her best to keep the film's feet on the ground.
“Tarot” - Film Review
Tarot is a solid-enough introduction for new horror fans, and it just might not be scary enough for those well-versed in the world of all things spooky.
“The Fall Guy” - Film Review
The Fall Guy is not the answer to summer blockbusters that we’ve all been waiting for, but it could have been. A slight reworking of the script to slim it down to a cool 100 minutes would have made The Fall Guy a clear homerun. At the end of the day, though, it’s hard to complain about watching Ryan Gosling wear a cool jacket, kick some ass, and save the day.
“Coma” - Film Review
Coma isn’t a feel-good movie in the traditional sense, but there is an overwhelming belief that things could be better if we’d try.
“Challengers” - Film Review
Tennis is the perfect medium for a story like Challengers, one that’s about the messy way people are entangled with one another. Challengers double faults because it takes its focus away from the humanness of it all.
“The Brink Of” - Film Review
The Brink Of is a sweet, small-scale story about how difficult it is to pursue a creative career and how lovely it is to go down that path with someone you care deeply for.
“The Coffee Table” - Film Review
This film is a terrible way to spend ninety minutes in the sense that, by choosing to watch the movie, you’re signing up for an hour-and-a-half of a relentless anxiety attack. An anxiety attack that is expertly shot, paced, and edited, but an anxiety attack nonetheless.
"In Flames" - Film Review
There are some things we must learn to live with, to find a means of existing in spite of things that hurt us. Such is the story of In Flames.
"I Like Movies" - Film Review
Simultaneously a love letter and a critique of the artform we all love, I Like Movies is for anyone who’s ever lost themselves in the silver screen.
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.
