Year: 2024 Runtime: 109 minutes Director/Writer: Alex Garland Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Jefferson White, Nelson Lee, Evan Lai, Sonoya Mizuno By Morgan Roberts “Our mission is to report these horrors of war with accuracy and without prejudice. We always have to ask ourselves whether the level of risk is worth the story. What is bravery, and what … Continue reading Review: Civil War
Year: 2024 Runtime: 111 Minutes Director: Kinshuk Surjan By Morgan Roberts In India’s rural agricultural communities, there is an epidemic. Spurred by poverty and crippling debt, many farmers die by suicide, leaving their families to pick up the pieces. Sanjivani is one such woman who lost her husband to suicide. Unable to work the same way as her husband and with children left to raise, … Continue reading CPH:DOX 2024 “Marching in the Dark”
Year: 2023 Directed By: Ellen Ugelstad Written By: Einar Sverdrup and Ellen Ugelstad Starring: Turid Synnøve Rivertz Vatne, Valentina Alexeeva, Ravdeep Signh Bajwa, Thomas Cassidy By Morgan Roberts In the United States, the mental health care system is an underfunded, overburdened organization which largely finds itself in the news as a scapegoat for preventable tragedy. But the United States is not the only country with … Continue reading CPH:DOX 2024 “The Recovery Channel”
Year: 2024 Runtime: 83 Minutes Director: Jules Rosskam Writers: Nate Gualtieri and Jules Rosskam Stars: Aden Hakimi, Theo Germaine By Morgan Roberts What is the trans experience? Filmmaker and scholar Jules Rosskam delves into the past and present of the trans community through hybrid filmmaking to better understand the history and experiences of community members. “Desire Lines,” blending scripted narrative filmmaking and documentary-style interviews, begins … Continue reading Sundance 2024 Review: Desire Lines
By Morgan Roberts A nun must find the Holy Grail in order to take down an omniscient and omnipresent AI. “Mrs. Davis” is just as wild as that single sentence overview of the series. But this not-so-distant future series would not work without the central performance by Betty Gilpin who was recently nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Simone (Gilpin) is called upon the AI … Continue reading #FYC: Best Actress in a Limited Series – Betty Gilpin (Mrs. Davis)
Year: 2023 Runtime: 99 Minutes Director: Randy Martin By Morgan Roberts There was no voice quite like Karen Carpenter’s. She could begin a song, “Long ago, and, oh, so far away…” and you were immediately swept away by her emotions. The emotions which created melodic and melancholy tones. In the documentary “Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection” (2023), filmmaker Randy Martin attempts to capture the true … Continue reading “Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection” Review
Year: 2023Runtime: 87 MinutesDirector: Olivia Kuan Women and football. Stereotypically, it is assumed that women have little to no interest in football, especially playing the sport. Yet, in the 1970s, there was a league of women who demonstrated football can be played by anyone who passionately love the sport. In the documentary film, “The Herricanes,” Houston’s full tackle women’s football team of the same name … Continue reading Review: “The Herricanes”
Year: 2022Runtime: 88 MinutesDirector: Christine Yoo By Morgan Roberts Imagine you are serving a life sentence. How would you spend your days? What purpose would you have as you live your life behind bars? In Christine Yoo’s documentary, “26.2 to Life,” Yoo follows inmates at the notorious San Quentin State Prison who are members of the 1000 Mile Club. This group of incarcerated men train … Continue reading Review: “26.2 to Life”
Year: 2023 Runtime: 106 Minutes Director/Writer: Kelly Fremon Craig Stars: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Benny Safdie, Kathy Bates, Elle Graham, Echo Kellum, Isol Young, Amari Alexis Price, Katherine Kupferer By Morgan Roberts Despite many attempts to remove the Judy Blume classic, “Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret.” from bookshelves, the preteen novel has survived since the early 1970s. It has been a book … Continue reading “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.” Review
By Morgan Roberts Frankie Kraft is an actor, writer, and director originally form New York City. He began performing off-Broadway until he moved to Los Angeles at age 10 with his family. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, he attended performing arts schools before moving back to Manhattan to attend Circle in the Square Theatre School to study musical theatre. After his training, Kraft … Continue reading Interview with “Help Her Live” Filmmaker Frankie Kraft
In Their Own League 