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Film Reviews


Quietly Devastating (Review: IDENTIFYING FEATURES)
A film that portrays the topic of immigration borders without frontlining drug wars - and not only that, but from the perspective of a...

Sammi Leigh Melville
Feb 8, 2021


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...

Sammi Leigh Melville
Jun 12, 2020


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...

Sammi Leigh Melville
May 26, 2020


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...

Sammi Leigh Melville
May 19, 2020


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...

Sammi Leigh Melville
May 14, 2020


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...

Sammi Leigh Melville
May 8, 2020


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...

Sammi Leigh Melville
May 4, 2020


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...

Sammi Leigh Melville
Apr 28, 2020


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...
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Apr 20, 2020


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...
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Apr 16, 2020
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