FILM REVIEWS

Jun 12

Thrillingly Disturbing (Review: SHIRLEY)

Director Josephine Decker's newest feature, SHIRLEY, is a thrillingly disturbing piece giving us a twisted insight into the mind of autho...

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A Delightful Caper (Review: LUCKY GRANDMA)

Sammi Leigh Melville

May 26

A Delightful Caper (Review: LUCKY GRANDMA)

If you're looking for a film that makes you laugh but also throws in a little danger, look no further than Sasie Sealy's LUCKY GRANDMA, a...

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About The Hunt (Review: THE BOOKSELLERS)

Sammi Leigh Melville

May 19

About The Hunt (Review: THE BOOKSELLERS)

Humans like rare things. It's just in our nature. We are drawn to exclusivity, and put value in things that are hard to get. But not ever...

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Sammi Leigh Melville

May 14

Larger Than Life (Review: BOTERO)

If you're in the mood for walking through the personal history of the most popular living artists in today's society, then it is time to ...

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A Hauntingly Devastating Tale (Review: A REGULAR WOMAN)

Sammi Leigh Melville

May 8

A Hauntingly Devastating Tale (Review: A REGULAR WOMAN)

"Being a disgrace means breaking with tradition. Being a disgrace means having your own mind." Director Sherry Hormann's film, A REGULA...

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Capturing Those Exquisite Moments of Style (Review: THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM)

Sammi Leigh Melville

May 4

Capturing Those Exquisite Moments of Style (Review: THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM)

Few have not heard of him. Bill Cunningham, the man in the blue jacket who rode around New York City, photographing random women on the s...

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Cuts Straight To The Heart (Review: DRIVEWAYS)

Sammi Leigh Melville

Apr 28

Cuts Straight To The Heart (Review: DRIVEWAYS)

A lulling, poignant soundtrack follows a mother and son on a roadtrip, neither speaking as the night beats them to their location. Kathy ...

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The "Forbidden Dance" (Review: AND THEN WE DANCED)

Sammi Leigh Melville

Apr 20

The "Forbidden Dance" (Review: AND THEN WE DANCED)

"There is no sex in Georgian dance. This isn't the Lambada," says Merab's dance instructor, foreshadowing a bit of what is to come in dir...

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Complex Life Lessons (Review: SAINT FRANCES

Sammi Leigh Melville

Apr 16

Complex Life Lessons (Review: SAINT FRANCES

Bridget (Kelly O'Sullivan) is not your typical nanny. She isn't one of those people who fawns over children. Her quiet but quick-witted n...

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A Persistence Of Life In The Traumatic Wake Of War (Review: BEANPOLE)

Sammi Leigh Melville

Apr 13

A Persistence Of Life In The Traumatic Wake Of War (Review: BEANPOLE)

Director Kantemir Balagov sends an arrow straight through the center of the heart with his most recent film, an uncomfortable and heartbr...

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