Tag: Female Directors
Fast Color Examines the Superpower, and Kryptonite, Inherent in Black Motherhood
************************This review contains mild spoilers**************************** “Give this to your mother.” “She came back?” “For you.” From the moment skin-to-skin contact is first established between mother and child, every matriarch hopes to do the best she can to shield…
Read More »The Souvenir Tracks the Lifespan of a Toxic Relationship
Finding love can be one of the most arduous processes we embark on in our lifetimes. Trying to find the right person with which we click is a trial and error process that unfortunately can have dire consequences…
Read More »Repetition Just Makes You Booksmart
Greater diversity in film has been an issue that has only gained momentum over the past few years and Booksmart is the latest battlefront playing in cinemas throughout the country. The film is the coming of age tale…
Read More »High Life is an Examination of the Psychological Effects of Guilt Couched in Sci-Fi
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** Guilt is one of the more devastating emotions that humans can feel, one that can linger and fester over long periods of time and affect every level of our well-being and existence. As any…
Read More »Braid is an Offbeat Thriller Full of Mystery and Tantalizing Visuals
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “In this house nothing has changed. I’ve never changed. Here, everything is possible.” Braid features two young women, Petula Thames (Imogen Waterhouse) and Tilda Darlings (Sarah Hay) who are wanted criminals in need of…
Read More »Rust Creek Provides Thrills That Are Serviceable but Familiar
Rust Creek finds us in the company of Sawyer (Hermione Corfield), a college senior from Kentucky headed to Washington, D.C. during the week of Thanksgiving for a job interview. Seeking a route around highway traffic, Sawyer follows her…
Read More »Can You Ever Forgive Me? Explores The Human Need for Recognition and Acknowledgement
Can You Ever Forgive Me? follows the life of biographer to the stars Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) as she suffers through a career downturn, no longer able to secure publishing for her work in a changing literary landscape….
Read More »Leave No Trace Explores the Plight of PTSD-affected Soldiers and the Importance of Trust
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “How important are their judgments?” “I guess I’ll find out.” In Leave No Trace, Ben Foster portrays Will, a father and Marine veteran struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. Along with his daughter Tom (Thomasin McKenzie),…
Read More »The Rider is a Quiet Portrait of a Dying Dream’s Final Moments
“Sometimes we gotta play the hand we’re dealt. Sometimes your dreams aren’t meant to be.” The Rider is the second feature from rising director Chloé Zhao and marks the cinematic debut of newcomer Brady Jandreau in a semi-autobiographical role as Brady…
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In Addition to Mortality, The Farewell is a Portrait in the Crisis of Identity
“If it’s for good, it’s not really a lie.” Family is an important factor in who we grow to become. Their presence, or even lack thereof, plays a big part in how we identify ourselves, who we will…
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