★★★ (Written by Intern, Sean Barry) The Critic aptly rewards patient viewers by steadily improving in quality as the story progresses. Despite a relatively slow beginning, tensions snowball until its gripping conclusion. A surprising story structure ultimately makes this project more than a simple star vehicle for veteran actor Ian McKellen. Gorgeous period-accurate costumes, sets, … Continue reading Film Review: The Critic
SXSW 2021: Executive Order
★★★★ Perhaps the most interesting film I watched out of the Pan African Film Festival’s 2021 selection, Executive Order, is a Brazilian drama that feels timely and shocking. It first lets us observe these characters in their natural habitats—what they do for fun, how they coexist in a world already against them, and the kinds … Continue reading SXSW 2021: Executive Order