When it premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, director Christian Tafdrup was nervous that viewers wouldn’t find his first horror film, Speak No Evil to be scary. But he soon discovered that it was quite the opposite. Speak No…
‘Medusa’ review: Anita Rocha da Silveira highlights repressed rage in stylish, vibrant film
At one point in Anita Rocha da Silveira’s Medusa, a girl mentions that women whose names started with the letter M tended to be malicious in character. She listed Mary Magdalene and Messalina as the prime examples, two women who were…
Sundance 2022: ‘Speak No Evil’ is a disturbing social commentary about the horrors of being social
Speak No Evil is part of the Midnight Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival (2022). It was recently acquired by Shudder. Christian Tafdrup’s Speak No Evil constantly reminds of a rule that parents often tell their children: Don’t talk…
Sundance 2022: ‘A Love Song’ is a both poignant and hopeful ballad
Directed and written by Max Walker-Silverman, A Love Song stars Dale Dickey, Wes Studi, Michelle Wilson, Benja K. Thomas, John Way, and Marty Grace Dennis. It’s part of the Premieres section at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. At a lakeside…
The Hating Game review: Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell love to hate each other in this sizzling rom-com
The holidays are here, and they came prepared with some steamy Christmas romance. And with how tough 2021 has been, it’s exactly what the people need and deserve right now. Peter Hutchings’s The Hating Game, adapted from Sally Thorne’s eponymous…
C’mon C’mon review: One of Joaquin Phoenix’s strongest, quietest performances yet
In this post-Trump pandemic era, one of the groups suffering the most has certainly been the kids. Having witnessed the worst of humankind these last few years, children are wondering about their place in the world and if things can…
‘Zola’ review: A Twitter sensation turns into a big-screen movie sensation
In 2015, Aziah “Zola” King’s 148-tweet epic took the internet by storm. The viral thread read like a Jack Kerouac novel and captured people’s attentions with every 165 characters. When it was announced that it would be made into a…
