Sundance 2020 Review: “High Tide” (2020) ★★★★
Something extraordinary must occur in a movie, like the one that unfolds in “High Tide”, to make the viewer feel the absolute bottom of morbid despair. Films like this [continue reading]
January 2020
Slamdance 2020 Review: “Murmur” (2019) ★★★
Murmur has a couple of definitions that have been applied to this interestingly made documentary film bearing the same name. One meaning refers to the unusual sound in the [continue reading]
Slamdance 2020 Review: “Ask No Questions” (2020) ★★★★
The propaganda tool has always been strong not only in China but during and after the fall of the Soviet Union. As someone who is from the former USSR, I know quite well the [continue reading]
Sundance 2020 Review: “Luxor” (2020) ★★★
It must be difficult to deal with past choices that leave us with only regrets. Those are the feelings we all can relate to once we reach a certain age where we do not feel [continue reading]
Sundance 2020 Review: “Charter” (2020) ★★★★★
Custody battle over a child is traumatic for all parties involved, not to mention the child who will suffer the most. So, the question is, what needs to be done to prevent a [continue reading]
Sundance 2020 Review: “Binti” (2019) ★★★
© Bulletproof Cupid Isn’t it much better to live in a free world with no borders? While the reality is far away from a fantasy world where, understandably, we have to be [continue reading]
Slamdance 2020 Review: “1986” (2019) ★★
Watching indie cinema is rewarding as the concepts they touch upon on most occasions are ones that big studios don’t even want to deal with. It’s not always about [continue reading]
Slamdance 2020 Review: “Majnuni” (2020) ★★★
There is a unique filmmaking style only inherent to Iranian filmmakers. Whether it is the fluid shot, melancholic soundtrack, and specific approach towards performance, the [continue reading]
Sundance 2020 Review: “The Climb” (2019) ★★★★
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classic How do we often define friendship? Normally, true friendship is when we share laughter and tears with those who we trust the most. But what [continue reading]
Sundance 2020 Review: “Aggie” (2020) ★★★★
What do we do to help those in need? Do we spend our last penny to feed someone, or choose to simply give up our seat to the elderly? Acts of generosity are priceless. It [continue reading]
