★★★★ How exactly did a fourty-minute long Japanese animated film about ghosts have me crying by the end? I can safely say that Summer Ghost was not what I expected, but in the best way possible. It details the friendship between three strangers potentially brought together by fate in incredibly vidid detail. Each character is … Continue reading AIF 2022: Summer Ghost
NewFest 2022 Wrap-Up
2022's NewFest is finally coming to a close, and with it came a variety of exciting LGBT+ titles for audiences to sink their teeth into. Unfortunately, I did not get the pleasure of attending many of the screenings in person, yet I found much to enjoy in this year's roster. After the jump, check out … Continue reading NewFest 2022 Wrap-Up
Film Review: The Good Nurse
★★★ Based on a true story, The Good Nurse serves as an acting masterclass from two Oscar-winners in Jessica Chastain (It Chapter Two, The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them). While the film’s mystery elements work pretty well, the choreographing of each aspect … Continue reading Film Review: The Good Nurse
Film Review: The School for Good and Evil
★★★★ For years, I have been waiting for a new fantasy series that would fill the void of Harry Potter. It may not be Hogwarts, but The School for Good and Evil sure gets the job done! Focusing on friendship and essentially boiling down to “never judge a book by its cover,” this is the … Continue reading Film Review: The School for Good and Evil
NewFest 2022: Please Baby Please
★★★ I cannot stress enough how much I was really not a fan of director Amanda Kramer’s last film, Give Me Pity!, and its oddball mock-style television format. Color me surprised then that Kramer’s second movie, the fantastically bizarre Please Baby Please, is such an intriguing treat. With lead performances from Andrea Riseborough (2020’s The … Continue reading NewFest 2022: Please Baby Please
NewFest 2022: Lonesome
★★★★ Gorgeously photographed and rippling with emotionality, Lonesome is a tragic, poignant portrayal of the queer male experience. Many movies of this ilk seem to wallow in the sorrow and sadness that comes with being an outsider. Lonesome, however, takes a different approach. The sorrow and sadness still exist certainly, but the pain must commingle … Continue reading NewFest 2022: Lonesome
Film Review: Drinkwater
★★★ An obvious film festival rotation regular, the quirky but simple Canadian coming-of-age flick, Drinkwater, may not be fresh, but at least it is fun. Daniel Doheny, who I loved in Alex Strangelove, is genuinely great as the nerdy lead, Mike Drinkwater. An obvious social outcast, Mike is bullied and underestimated time and time again. … Continue reading Film Review: Drinkwater
TV Review: The Midnight Club
While author Christopher Pike never quite reached the level of Stephen King or R.L. Stine for me personally, there is no denying his young adult brand of horror novels made an imprint on a generation of genre-loving teens. I remember reading Pike’s signature 1994 novel The Midnight Club for the first time when I was … Continue reading TV Review: The Midnight Club
Film Review: TÁR
★★★★ (Written by Intern, Amanda Davidowski) Although Whiplash is a completely different film, TÁR is what Whiplash would have been if it followed the J.K. Simmons character rather than that of Miles Teller. The conductors in both are highly regarded and well respected, but have their issues. TÁR captures a portrait of a problematic artist … Continue reading Film Review: TÁR
Film Review: Luckiest Girl Alive
★★★★ Sexual assault and gun violence are pointedly targeted in Netflix’s socially conscious drama, Luckiest Girl Alive. Based on the novel by Jessica Knoll (who also wrote the script), the film features a mesmerizing turn from Mila Kunis at her unhinged best as Ani. Ghosts from the past come back to haunt Ani, as she … Continue reading Film Review: Luckiest Girl Alive