Tribeca Film Festival 2021 Review: The God Committee

Year: 2021 Runtime: 98 minutes Director: Austin Stark Writers: Austin Stark (story by), Mark St. German (based on the play by) Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Julia Stiles, Colman Domingo By Tom Moore Writer/director Austin Stark’s sophomore effort, “The God Committee”(2021), is full of strong thrills and a deep dissection of the effects of life-altering decisions. The film brings us into the room of a hospital committee of … Continue reading Tribeca Film Festival 2021 Review: The God Committee

Tom MooreJune 29, 2021Leave a comment

Female Filmmakers, Streaming, Women in Film

Prime Viewing: Part 1

Are you climbing up the walls yet? Being in self-isolation is tough, but completely necessary (we can’t emphasis that enough). No fear, we’re here to help make things a little more bearable with some recommendations on films you can catch on Amazon Prime that just so happen to be from a female filmmaker. Hopefully, these films will keep you entertained and we hope there are some featured on here that you aren’t aware of. Let us know some of your recommendations in the comments below. Keep safe, stay indoors and use this time wisely…to catch up on some movies! Continue reading Prime Viewing: Part 1

jmamennApril 22, 2020April 21, 20201 Comment

Film Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized, Women in Film

ITOL Top 50 Films of the Decade, Entry No. 23: Hustlers

In “Hustlers”, dancer and den mama Ramona (Jennifer Lopez) posits that New York City—the whole country, really—is one big strip club. “You got people tossing the money, and people doing the dance,” she says.

Writer-director Lorene Scafaria (“The Meddler”, “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World”) never loses sight of who’s doing what throughout this entertaining crime caper, bringing a decidedly female gaze to the world of strip clubs and sex workers that feels fresh because we’ve seen so little of it. Continue reading ITOL Top 50 Films of the Decade, Entry No. 23: Hustlers