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: 2024 Runtime: 82 minutes Writer/director: Gabriella Mykal Cast: Avalon Greenberg Call, Gabriella Mykal, Victoria Zajac, Mo Donegan By Brian Skutle Naming a documentary “Rape Play” (2024) makes Gabriella Mykal’s film feel more incendiary and potentially controversial than it is. Indeed, there is discussion of sexual violence, both real and fictional, that can be triggering to people. When one considers the subject matter of the … Continue reading ATLFF 2024: “Rape Play”
Year: 2023 Runtime: 118 minutes Directed by: Paola Cortellesi Written by: Paola Cortellesi, Furio Andreotti, Giulia Calenda Starring: Paola Cortellesi, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Giorgio Colangeli, Valerio Mastandrea, Vinicio Marchioni, Francesco Centorame, Yonv Joseph By Sarah Manvel This movie has been marketed a comedy, which is not strictly true. It was also an award-winning smash hit in its native Italy, breaking box office records, which is something … Continue reading Review: There’s Still Tomorrow
By Tom Moore and Valerie Kalfrin Even with a relatively packed summer movie schedule quickly approaching, this coming May features a strong slate of movies to be excited about. Not only do we get to see the story of an iconic musical talent finally told on the big screen and a return to George Miller’s “Mad Max” world for a spotlight on Furiosa’s origins, but … Continue reading The Lineup: The Films We’re Eyeing this May (2024)
Year: 2023 Runtime: 83 minutes Director/Writer: Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq Actors: Louise Mauroy-Panzani, Ilça Moreno Zego, Abnara Gomes Varela, Fredy Gomes Tavares, Arnaud Rebotini By Joan Amenn There is nothing like the intimacy of the love between a mother and child, even when the woman in question is not biologically the child’s mother. “Ama Gloria” is a beautifully shot character study of a remarkable woman, Gloria (Ilça … Continue reading Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival Review: Ama Gloria
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: 2024 Runtime: 119 minutes Director: Arkasha Stevenson Writers: Arkasha Stevenson, Tim Smith, Keith Thomas, Ben Jacoby (Story By) Starring: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Bill Nighy, Sonia Braga, Nicole Sorace By Tom Moore On paper, “The First Omen” – a prequel to the 1973 horror classic “The Omen” – should’ve been another failed attempt at trying to revive a well-known horror IP. After all, … Continue reading Film Review: The First Omen
Year:2024 Runtime: 122 minutes Directed by: Sam Taylor-Johnson Written by: Matt Greenhalgh Starring: Jack O’Connell, Marisa Abela, Lesley Manville, Eddie Marsan, Bronson Webb, Juliet Cowan By Sarah Manvel In 2009 writer Matt Greenhalgh and director Sam Taylor-Johnson collaborated on “Nowhere Boy,” which was about how John Lennon the young man became John Lennon the Beatle. Now in 2024 writer Matt Greenhalgh and director Sam Taylor-Johnson … Continue reading Review: Back to Black
By Tom Moore and Valerie Kalfrin April is always sort of an in-betweener month when it comes to movies. It’s past the early months that feature movies meant to “kick-off” the year on a good foot and comes before the official summer slate of movies. So, it usually delivers movies of all shapes and sizes. While this April isn’t too different, there are a couple … Continue reading The Lineup: The Films We’re Eyeing this April (2024)
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
In Their Own League 