TOVE

https://www.youtube.com/embed/pw_JrV8HYHE In her newest film, TOVE, director Zaida Bergroth gives us a peek into the life of notable children’s author/illustrator Tove Jansson. Growing up during World War II, Tove followed her artistic side just as her father, Victor Jansson, who had become a well-known sculptor. The film acts as both a biopic and love story … Continue reading TOVE

Women

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q7eH8OtIQFU The newest film from writer/director Anton Sigurdsson Women follows in the same rhythm of other investigation scenarios such as Se7en or Kiss the Girls along with traces of The Silence of the Lambs. The film follows Detective Hawk, played by Adam Dorsey, searching for a killer who has left two bodies behind with another … Continue reading Women

Welcome Matt

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tRhjSCX5kpQ In the feature debut of writer/director Leon Pierce Jr.’s Welcome Matt we are reintroduced to child actor Tahj Mowry (Full House, Smart Guy) but this time as a broken down filmmaker trying to form his newest project while also dealing with a debilitating phobia. The film falls into the slacker comedy vibe akin to … Continue reading Welcome Matt

Eat Wheaties!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/IVpVGtaNXGY For no explainable reason the most awkward moments can also be the funniest… albeit with a higher cringe factor. Films like Office Space, Borat or a television series like Curb Your Enthusiasm have the ability to highlight the comedic value in non-traditional scenarios. Adapted from the novel ‘The Locklear Letters’ by Michael Kun, first … Continue reading Eat Wheaties!

Say Your Prayers

https://www.youtube.com/embed/HefQYY2f_7s Through comedy we are able to put subjects into light with a creative spin that otherwise would never garner a laugh. The cross between laughter and complete lewdness is a delicate one because in one false swing you can lose everything you were pushing towards. Writer/director Harry Michell’s (Chubby Funny) newest film Say Your … Continue reading Say Your Prayers

Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache

https://www.youtube.com/embed/r0N93jtdndg Sometimes a film has the power to bring you into that world on the other side of the screen; you partake in an experience that you were not aware was possible when you started your viewing. Upon reading the title behind director Khyentse Norbu’s (The Cup) newest film Looking for a Lady with Fangs … Continue reading Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache

Senior Moment

https://www.youtube.com/embed/RxnkP0UthG8 Age is just a number they say; still young in the mind and soul is what keeps you going. Growing older does not necessarily mean to fade away it just means there are more opportunities and adventures to be had. Suffice it to say that is easier said than done but that does not … Continue reading Senior Moment

Skyfire

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ia3bZdPSmXY ­­Even in today’s huge streaming indulgence taking place over the last year there are still many things slipping through the cracks that should have a light shined on them. No one can deny a chaotic, mindless popcorn flick isn’t a fun movie going experience… insert Michael Bay joke here. The newest film directed by … Continue reading Skyfire

Farewell Amor (2020)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/J364vYbwpzo Our world is constantly changing around us in numerous forms. Among all this change we tend to neglect the ever changing cultural shift within our society and others around the globe. Everything goes by in a blink of an eye with focus easily lost on matters that do not concern us. There are countless … Continue reading Farewell Amor (2020)

Elyse

https://www.youtube.com/embed/AaU-WCH82ao Mental illness is never an easy process to go through, for the patient, for those that take care of them as well as their friends and family. Treatment always differs but the pain for all involved is still present. In the first film from Stella Hopkins, which she also wrote alongside co-writer Audrey Arkins, … Continue reading Elyse