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‘Akilla’s Escape’: A Mythological Crime Thriller With Strong Ambitions And Weak Execution [TIFF Review]

Jonathan Christian
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No one ever outruns their past. Momentary reprieves might mark your journey, but history always wins in the end. Akilla Brown knows this better than most. At the age of 15, Akilla (played by Thamela Mpumlwana)...
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In a post-COVID-19 world, ruminating upon memories seems like an everyday occasion—reflecting on the ways that that civilization functioned before the impact of an unforeseen global pandemic that robbed the gl...
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As a film that documents the plight of an undocumented Filipina transwoman living in the United States, Isabel Sandoval’s “Lingua Franca” embodies the fresh face of cinema in 2020. As the first year of a new d...
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Jonathan Christian
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Horror westerns are hard to come by these days. Although contemporary outings like “Bone Tomahawk” and “The Wind” earned their fair share of critical praise and audience approval upon release, blending superna...
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As a genre fueled by the fantastic, colorful, and absurd, animation stretches storytelling beyond the realm of reality and logic. Although every genre, cartoon-related or otherwise, has been subjected to sanit...
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World War II does not require a formal introduction. The worldwide conflict claimed approximately 75 million lives from 1939 to 1945, and its ramifications continue to affect the nations involved decades later...
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Family Romance, LLC: Werner Herzog’s Rent-A-Family Drama Never Finds Its Way Home [Review]

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The need for connection lingers in every human heart. Marriages and friendships both stem from the inherent desire to connect with another person, but no other relationship affects the human experience more th...
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‘7500’: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Shines In A Tense, Claustrophobic Thriller That Proves Less Is More [Review]

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The day begins like any other. Veteran pilot Tobias Ellis (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) sits down in the cockpit of a plane flying out of Berlin without a care in the world. He runs through the flight checklist, make...
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‘Aviva’: An Entrancing, Dance-Driven Experiment That Struts Into Self-Indulgence [Review]

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Around 57 minutes into Boaz Yakin’s dance-driven romantic drama “Aviva,” the film’s protagonist looks straight into the camera and says, “Fuck consistency and tone.” The reason for his outburst? He’s addressin...
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‘You Don’t Nomi’ Examines The Blurry Line Between The Genius & Tragedy Of ‘Showgirls’ [Review]

Jonathan Christian
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By and large, “Is ‘Showgirls’ a good movie?” might be one of the most unanswerable questions posed to our current generation. Aside from “What is the purpose of mankind?” or “Where do we go after we die?” the ...
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‘In Search of Kundun’: A Deep Dive into Martin Scorsese’s Unsung Masterpiece [Review]

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May 17, 2020 1:39 pm
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Most film buffs do not casually drop “Kundun” into everyday conversation. Even if cinephiles were assigned to rank the most overlooked films of Martin Scorsese’s career, “Bringing Out the Dead,” “After Hours,”...
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‘Kokoloko’: Gerardo Naranjo’s Feverish Follow-Up To ‘Miss Bala’ Falls Flat [Tribeca Review]

Jonathan Christian
April 29, 2020 2:40 pm
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Everyone enjoys a director’s comeback movie because when they are good, they are typically great. After stumbling for a period, Paul Schrader bounced back with “First Reformed.” George Miller proved that seque...
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‘Pray Away’: Kristine Stolakis’ Doc Is One Of The Most Important Films Of The Year [Tribeca Review]

Jonathan Christian
April 29, 2020 2:07 pm
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Confronting the topic of conversion therapy in a film requires a remarkable amount of delicacy. Within the fictional side of cinema, films like “Boy Erased” and “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” which both s...
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‘Normal People’: A Genuine But Seriously Problematic Romance [Review]

Jonathan Christian
April 25, 2020 3:15 pm
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Every once in a while, there arrives a piece of entertainment—be it a film or TV show—that makes you stop and think, “Something about this isn’t right.” On the surface, all the pieces seemed to be set in place...
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‘How To Fix A Drug Scandal’: A Sterilized Tale Of Addiction & Corruption In America [Review]

Jonathan Christian
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No one grows up with the aspirations of becoming a drug addict. Yet, for countless individuals across the United States, that nightmare morphs into a reality, an eternal consequence arising from a moment of we...
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