Cinefranco 2024: Our Review of ‘And The Party Goes On’

Festival Coverage ‐ ‐ November 04, 2024
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Cinefranco 2024: Our Review of ‘And The Party Goes On’

The Armenian diaspora finds itself scattered all over the Western world, including Marsellies, a seaside French city. Robert Guédiguian’s And The Party Goes On, a film with good intentions, depicts members of that diaspora, thriving despite everything. One of its members is Rosa (Ariane Ascaride), serving the community in many ways, including as a nurse. […]

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Cinefranco 2024: Our Review of ‘A Little Something Extra’

Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ November 03, 2024
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Cinefranco 2024: Our Review of ‘A Little Something Extra’

A Little Something Extra, from actor and director Artus, is the kind of movie that doesn’t have the best premise. It’s also the kind of movie that will get an American remake that will be worse than the original. But the longer it goes, the more chances it has to show its heart, which makes […]

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With Much Fanfare: Our Review of ‘Music by John Williams’

Disney +, What's Streaming? ‐ ‐ November 01, 2024
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With Much Fanfare: Our Review of ‘Music by John Williams’

Debuting on Disney Plus this week, Music by John Williams is a loving documentary backed by the maestro’s most influential friends that spans the entirety of his career. It features interviews with many of the directors he has worked with, the likes of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ron Howard, Chris Columbus, J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, […]

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A Talented Misstep: Our Review of ‘Here’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ ‐ November 01, 2024
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A Talented Misstep: Our Review of ‘Here’

To quote Oscar Wilde; “It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done”… With a loaded ensemble, a creative team with a strong record and a fascinating premise; on paper Here should have been the adult movie home run of the holiday season.  Rather it’s a dull, insipid mess of a […]

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Rough Cut: Our Review of ‘Director’s Cut’

Theatrical ‐ ‐ October 31, 2024
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Rough Cut: Our Review of ‘Director’s Cut’

With the box office success of Terrifier 3, the further exploration and release of low budget slasher films is once again on the rise. Since John Carpenter’s seminal Halloween and Sean S. Cunningham’s first foray into the woods of Camp Crystal Lake in the original Friday the 13th, the slasher film has been involved with […]

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RWM 2024: Our Review of ‘Ink, Blood and Socks’

Movies ‐ ‐ October 31, 2024
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RWM 2024: Our Review of ‘Ink, Blood and Socks’

In our world homelessness, addiction and mental illness unfortunately go hand in hand. It’s an issue society deals with worldwide, and unfortunately there aren’t any easy answers on how to solve the problem. It effects every echelon of society as well, from the wealthy to the poor. Ink, Blood and Socks is a documentary that […]

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RWM 2024: Our review of ‘Drive Back Home’

Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ October 31, 2024
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RWM 2024: Our review of ‘Drive Back Home’

Inspired by the events of his grandfather and great uncle, Drive Back Home director Michael Clowater has fashioned a film that is both a very Canadian film and a time capsule for the entire world at the time in its treatment of the gay community. A road trip movie that still falls into some of […]

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RWM 2024: Our Review of ‘Bionico’s Bachata’

Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ October 31, 2024
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RWM 2024: Our Review of ‘Bionico’s Bachata’

Bionico’s Bachata, a mockumentary from Yoel Morales, is a ride but it does have its moments when it breathes. Its protagonist (Manuel Raposo) takes a boat ride near the shores of his country, the Dominican Republic, deep in thought. He’s thinking about the ultimatum of his girlfriend, La Flaca (Ana Minier), herself in a facility […]

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Renew!: Our Review of ‘Martha’ (2024) on Netflix

Netflix ‐ ‐ October 30, 2024
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Renew!: Our Review of ‘Martha’ (2024) on Netflix

The titular subject of the new R.J. Cutler’s Martha, Martha Stewart, is a life of beginnings. One of those beginnings is a wreck in Westport, Connecticut, which she turned into a catering business. The Netflix documentary then shows that business turning into an empire and proximity to certain things. By things, I’m talking, specifically, about […]

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Back to 2003: Our Review of ‘Time Cut’ on Netflix

What's Streaming? ‐ ‐ October 30, 2024
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Back to 2003: Our Review of ‘Time Cut’ on Netflix

By the end of this review for Hannah Macpherson’s Time Cut, I may give it some credit, but let’s just say that it deserves every mean thing I say about this time travel slasher. Before I write some bad or good notes, here’s some plot, because why not, am I right. In 2003, the small […]

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