Blu-Ray Review: 88 Films’ Jakoman and Tetsu
A Herring Fishery in Post-War Northern Japan is ground zero for family and work drama in Kinji Fukasaku’s Jakoman and Tetsu. NewContinue Reading
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Film Review: Leila and the Wolves (1984)
For its first-ever US theatrical release, Lebanese filmmaker Heiny Srour’s visionary feminist work Leila and the Wolves receives a new 40th anniversaryContinue Reading
My Eternal Summer: London Film Festival 2024
Knowing this will be her terminally ill mother’s last summer with them, teenager Fanny spends her summer with her family,Continue Reading
Tarika – London Film Festival 2024
A teenage girl’s rare medical condition marks her out as cursed to her superstitious neighbours, in Bulgarian writer/director Milko Lazarov’sContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Well Go USA’s The Beast Within
Kit Harrington stars as the patriarch of a family with a secret in The Beast Within. New to Blu-ray from Well GoContinue Reading
Film Review: Girls Will Be Girls (2024)
A film full of youthful romance, family jealousies, and teenage heartbreak, Girls Will Be Girls is the first feature from Indian filmmakerContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Well Go USA’s Ride
C. Thomas Howell and Annabeth Gish star in the western crime drama Ride for writer/director/star Jake Allyn. New to Blu-ray from Well GoContinue Reading
Film Review: Cuckoo (2024)
Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens headline the deliriously wicked and strange Cuckoo, one of 2024’s best films. Writer/Director Tilman Singer’s wildlyContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Well Go USA’s Sting
The tale of a lonely girl and her killer alien spider, Sting is new to Blu-ray from Well Go USA. Continue Reading
National Anthem – Raindance Film Festival 2024
A young man’s journey of queer self-discovery in the Western landscape of New Mexico, Luke Gilford’s feature film debut National Anthem isContinue Reading