PILLION will stay with you after you see it, perhaps for days like it has me. It’s an honest portrayal of an intimate relationship we don’t often see depicted on film. It’s both tender and rough, comforting and heartbreaking, simple and complex.…
Continue ReadingGOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE is the first great film of 2026. Sam Rockwell leads this original science fiction comedy directed by Gore Verbinski (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 1-3, RANGO) and written by Matthew Robinson (LOVE AND MONSTERS).…
Continue ReadingCharli XCX’s mockumentary THE MOMENT is a great satire of young women popstars trying to differentiate themselves from the crowd.…
Continue ReadingTHE SINGERS is an amazing surprise.…
Continue ReadingALL OF THE ABOVE was a daring documentary.…
Continue ReadingA SHORT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A GIANT PENCIL is an absolute delight for the entire family.…
Continue Reading“Say yes to the whisper and the risk” in seeing a documentary about a family that lives outside of their comfort zones.…
Continue ReadingAnother year has passed and I have started my journey into adulthood. This year, now more than ever, I have felt movies take a complete hold over my life. Not only my time spent at the theaters, but the way that all my conversations always come back to films or movie references only I get. A year defending SINNERS and trying to explain why it’s the best film of the year, expanding my DVD collection, reading everything and anything I…
Continue ReadingAt the time of writing this review, I’ve seen seventeen films at SBIFF, and ABRIL is easily the most accessible and best feature.…
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