The First Wave – AFI Film Festival 2021
The First Wave is a sobering and emotional look at the rise of COVID-19 in New York City at the beginningContinue Reading
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Jockey – AFI Film Festival 2021
The lean and economical Jockey is a singular showcase for Clifton Collins Jr. who gives a career best performance. Cinema at itsContinue Reading
Citizen Ashe – AFI Film Festival 2021
Legend Tennis and Activist Arthur Ashe navigated a world of racism and division with grace and poise that few possessed. Continue Reading
Petite Maman – AFI Film Festival 2021
Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman is a worthy follow-up to her wildly successful Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Few films about childhood toldContinue Reading
To What Remains – AFI Film Festival 2021
To What Remains looks at Project Recover – an organization that attempts to find the aircraft and servicemen who flew inContinue Reading
Paris, 13th District – AFI Film Festival 2021
Romance is a complicated thing in 2021 … Director Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District elegantly shows this and gives us hope. Few filmsContinue Reading
Julia – AFI Film Festival 2021
You know when a documentary about Julia Child begins with Jimi Hendrix’s Fire you’re in for a treat. Julia the newestContinue Reading
Wildland – AFI Film Festival 2020
Wildland is unlike any female coming-of-age story you have seen. Director Jeanette Nordahl’s debut feature film eschews every single girl coming-of-ageContinue Reading
Apples – AFI Film Festival 2020
Apples is about a virus ravaging the citizens of Greece and the world. It’s not COVID-19 but rather a sudden affliction ofContinue Reading
Wander Darkly – AFI Film Festival 2020
Sienna Miller and Diego Luna anchor this meditation on life, death, and love. Writer/Director Tara Miele’s Wander Darkly is a metaphysical loveContinue Reading