Clocking in at barely over an hour, Nele Wholatz’s debut feature film El Futuro Perfecto is that increasingly rare export from the Locarno Film Festival: an introspective art film both intellectually astute and emotionally resonate. While a cursory viewing might…
Movie Review : Kissing Candice
It seems oddly appropriate that director Aoife McArdle began her career making music videos and commercials, as her debut feature film Kissing Candice feels like the product of a creator long accustomed to making every single shot, edit, and angle…
Album Review: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – “The Echo of Pleasure”
It’s plain to see that The Pains of Being Pure at Heart aren’t quite the same band they were when they released their debut album in 2009–both literally and musically. The only remaining official member of the band is principal…
TIFF Movie Review: The Shape of Water
To read further TIFF 2017 coverage, go here. Director Guillermo del Toro builds his worlds from the ground up, imbuing his chosen universes with such distinct senses of self that we can’t help but buy immediately into the world he’s drawn. A…
Broad City Review 4×01 “Sliding Doors”
Season three of Broad City, which started out amazing and had a few very strong moments (including the coupling of Abbi and her boss Trey), was largely, unfortunately forgettable upon reflection with the only memorable moments being the aforementioned ones. Far from…
Big Brother 19 Review: “Week #10”
Well, there you have it, Big Brother 19 fans: the double eviction went according to plan. Paul, Christmas and Josh got their way…for the most part. It wasn’t exactly in the order they had wanted, but it stuck to their…
TIFF Movie Review: Mary Shelley
To read further TIFF 2017 coverage, go here. There’s no worth in trying to deny that Mary Shelley is an utterly familiar biopic. Much more though in the vein of a Victorian era literary adaptation (think Far From the Madding Crowd) than something…