★★★★ For some reason, Unicorn Wars has evaded me several times, despite screening at various different festivals that I was covering. Finally, I was able to check out this animated gem for the Animation is Film Festival! Effortlessly epitomizing everything I loved about gleefully demented cartoon Happy Tree Friends, this Spanish feature crams in more … Continue reading AIF 2022: Unicorn Wars
Film Review: The Greatest Beer Run Ever
★★★ In what is shockingly based on a true story, The Greatest Beer Run Ever can essentially be broken down to one sentence: a jokester bro spreads peace, love, and most importantly, American beer to various soldiers around Vietnam to help keep up their spirits deep into the War. Mainly, the film is a dramedy, … Continue reading Film Review: The Greatest Beer Run Ever
IFFR 2022: Freaks Out
★★★★ I definitely do not have a bias against foreign cinema, but it does indeed take the right mood (and perfect meeting of acting and story!) to keep my attention. Freaks Out impressed me around every turn. Initially intimidated by its over two-hour runtime, the film immediately pulled me in with its depiction of an … Continue reading IFFR 2022: Freaks Out
Film Review: Moffie
★★★★ Nominated for a BAFTA award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer, South Africa’s Moffie is a harrowing depiction of military service during the Apartheid regime. The title, a slang Afrikaans term for a gay man, clues us in on what we can expect: intense racism, toxic masculinity, and deep-seeded homophobia. … Continue reading Film Review: Moffie