By Morgan Roberts “Before/During/After” (2021) is a triumphant film about love, loss, and reconnecting with yourself. I was given the opportunity to watch it last year as a screener from the Greenpoint Film Festival. It is hard to make a perfect film, but the “Before/During/After” team sure made one. Finnerty Steeves wrote, stars, and produced this film, and it is a real ode to the … Continue reading Interview with Writer and Actress Finnerty Steeves

Year: 2021 Runtime: 135 minutes Director: Edgar Wright By Joan Amenn Warning: this article contains references to “Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins.” Robin Williams said we all have a spark of madness but the Brothers Mael (Ron and Russell) have enough combustible material between them to ignite Independence Day fireworks on the National Mall. Building a documentary around such inscrutable yet downright zany characters is … Continue reading SXSW 2021 Review: The Sparks Brothers

Year: 2021 Runtime: 111 minutes Director: Bettina Oberli Writers: Bettina Oberli & Cooky Ziesche Stars: Agnieszka Grochowska, Andre Jung, Martha Keller, Birgit Minichmayr, Jacob Matschenz By Calum Cooper Bettina Oberli’s “My Wonderful Wanda” (2021) had the potential to be something really powerful and scathing. Its setup is interesting, and its actors all work well off of each other. But its script feels undercooked, leaving us … Continue reading GFF2021 Review: My Wonderful Wanda

Year: 2020 Runtime: 99 minutes Director: Hong Eui-jeong Writer: Hong Eui-jeong Stars: Yoo Ah-in, Yoo Jae-myung, Moon Seung-ah By Calum Cooper “Voice of Silence” (2020) is a great example of juxtaposition. Although its setup is bathed in an inherent darkness, its tone and narrative is a lot warmer than one would expect. It does not mitigate the darkness, but it makes what would have been … Continue reading GFF2021 Review: Voice of Silence