Indie filmmaker Justin McConnell has been making movies for nearly two decades and the struggle has its ups and downs. Clapboard Jungle explores similar filmmakers and their stories of making it in the film industry. Continue reading Fantasia Festival Review: Clapboard Jungle
“Stockton on My Mind” explores the youngest Mayor of Stockton, CA and his uphill battle to heal the city in the current political landscape. Continue reading Review: Stockton on My Mind
“The Hottest August” is a complicated and insightful examination of a few communities in New York City. While it doesn’t follow the temperament of “Humans of New York”, it still asks its subjects about things like climate change and race inequality. The film gives off an impending feeling of hopelessness or dread when it comes to the future. There are people who are gravely mistaken by what is happening with our world’s climate and also some Americans that aren’t in the know when it comes to privilege and how they benefit from it. These answers make the viewer uncomfortable and possibly even guilty based on their alignments. Continue reading Review: The Hottest August
The greatest achievement of Netflix is giving creators a place to put their work. From Martin Scorsese to Ava DeVernay, Netflix has become a creative landing for directors and writers to display their work without the hassle of going through the tired Hollywood process. Dee Rees got to do just that with her second feature “Mudbound” as a Netflix original movie. After her debut “Pariah”, which also earned a spot on our Top 50 List, Rees proved her worth and had a much larger market to sell her idea in. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released in November of 2017, which put it squarely in the Oscars award season. Not that it needed help being premiered at the end of the year, but it helped to gain it four nominations, including two for Mary J. Blige who created an original song for the film. Continue reading ITOL Top 50 Films of the Decade, Entry No. 13: Mudbound
The 31 days of horro continues with Netflix’s Bird Box directed by Susanna Bier. Sandra Bullock leads as the film follows the events of an apocalyptic force making people commit suicide if they look at it. Continue reading 31 Days of Horror, Day 26: Bird Box
2017s “You Were Never Really Here” is a force that should be reckoned with. It’s a missing piece in most moviegoers lists and that should be changed. Continue reading You Were Never Really Here Deserves a Rewatch
In Their Own League 