Year: 2024 Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Pamela Adlon Writers: Ilana Glazer, Josh Rabinowitz Actors: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, Hasan Minhaj, John Carroll Lynch, Stephan James, Oliver Platt, Elena Ouspenskaia, Keith Lucas By Rosa Parra “Babes” is directed by Pamela Adlon and follows a pair of friends–co-writer Ilana Glazer as Eden and Michelle Buteau as Dawn–whose friendship dates back to their childhood. They’ve developed a tradition … Continue reading Review: Babes
Year: 2023 Runtime: 97 minutes Director: Brittany Snow Writers: Becca Gleason, Brittany Snow Actors: Courtney Eaton, Francesca Reale, Thomas Mann, Dave Bautista, Joel McHale, Gina Rodriguez, Kid Cudi By Nadine Whitney “I want to be okay with me” – Riley Writer and director Brittany Snow’s debut feature “Parachute” is an intimate and impartial examination of the difficulty in dealing with persistent mental health issues and … Continue reading Review: Parachute
Year: 1934 Runtime: 105 minutes Director: Frank Capra Writer: Robert Riskin, Samuel Hopkins Adams (based on his short story) Actors: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Jameson Thomas, Charles C. Wilson By Joan Amenn This film is the stuff of Hollywood legend. It was shot in just a few weeks with lead actors who did not even want to be on set. One of them … Continue reading Pre-Code April: It Happened One Night
Year: 2024 Runtime:100 minutes Director: Thea Sharrock Writer: Jonny Sweet Actors: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Timothy Spall, Hugh Skinner, Alisha Weir, Paul Chahidi By Joan Amenn “This is more true than you think.” Take two of the best actresses working today, add one supporting actress whose work is gaining notice and toss in a toxic paternal relationship in the 1920’s and you have … Continue reading Review: Wicked Little Letters
Year: 2024 Runtime: 87 minutes Director: Carla Gutiérrez Actor: Fernanda Echevarria del Rivero By Joan Amenn Carla Gutiérrez is best known for her exceptional work as an editor on films such as “RBG”(2018) and “Julia” (2021) but this is her debut film as a director and I certainly hope it won’t be her last. I have long admired the work of Frida Kahlo but never felt … Continue reading Review: Frida
By Joan Amenn We’re back with Part 2 of this great interview with the director of “Everybody Dance” just in time for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and here he is going to tell us more about his experiences as a documentary filmmaker and how he won the Chita Rivera Award for Best Direction of a Documentary so let’s dive in! Joan Amenn: That’s fantastic. I’m … Continue reading Exclusive Interview with “Everybody Dance” Director Dan Watt (Part 2)
By Joan Amenn Joan Amenn: We’re really thrilled to have with us Dan Watt, and we’re going to discuss his great documentary that I actually reviewed, “Everybody Dance.” Totally loved this documentary. March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM) and in Dan’s documentary we get to follow five kids with different disabilities on their journey through life and toward their dance recital. Through this film, … Continue reading Exclusive Interview with “Everybody Dance” Director Dan Watt (Part 1)
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews the opening film for the 20th Glasgow Film Festival, the gnarly and intense romantic thriller Love Lies Bleeding, the sophomore feature from Saint Maud director Rose Glass. Continue reading GFF2024 Review: Love Lies Bleeding
Media critic Calum Cooper writes about his thoughts on the awaited second season of Jordanian Netflix show AlRawabi School For Girls, a followup season that proves to be an empathetic and well-written companion piece to the first. Continue reading AlRawabi School For Girls Season 2: A Profound Declaration of Female Solidarity
Film critic Calum Cooper interviews the director of the upcoming short film I Love You, Guys, Billie Melissa Rogan. Continue reading Interview: Billie Melissa Rogan of “I Love You, Guys” (2024)
In Their Own League 