Queerly Ever After is a bi-monthly column where I take a look at LGBT+ films that gave their characters a romantic happily-ever-after. There will be spoilers. Also, don’t forget to buy your Queerly Ever After merch right here. In Say…
Even from the very first scene, 180° Rule is lathered with a sense of dread and unease, setting the stage for a divisive exploration of both grief and atonement on the background of customary Iranian traditions. Farnoosh Samadi’s first feature is…
For a film that takes place mostly within the confines of a warplane cockpit, Shadow In The Cloud plays out as a ferociously entertaining thrill ride. Anchored by a strong performance from Chloë Grace Moretz, director Roseanne Liang takes an…
It’s time to spice up your life with Dune, the latest from co-writer and director Denis Villeneuve. Yes, this has been tried before. David Lynch took a stab at the dense book of the same name in the ’80s to…
This product began two years ago while I was working as Creative Director for a startup company who developed an A.I. mobile video editing software. I immedietely saw the potential of the technology and came up with ways of how…
Tony Scott’s American Crime Thriller True Romance was released to strong critical acclaim in 1993. Despite an underwhelming box office performance, the film has since become recognised as one of the greatest Hollywood films of the 1990s. True Romance consists…
Alcohol takes on different shapes throughout our lives. When you’re a child, it’s a mystic and forbidden signifier of adulthood. When you’re coming of age, it’s a bitterly effective inlet to your best and worst moments. But somewhere along these…
The Toronto International Film Festival has always been a champion of emerging filmmakers, and the 2020 edition of the festival proves to be no exception. With Violation and Beans, coming from Canadian filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer/Dusty Mancinelli and Tracey Deer, respectively,…
Director Ayumu Watanabe’s adaptation of a manga by Daisuke Igarashi, who also wrote the film’s screenplay, Children of the Sea is a stunningly beautiful and deeply philosophical story chronicling one young girl’s saltwater-soaked summer. Featuring comets crashing into the sea,…
There are few things more powerful to a cause than a symbol. Think of any movement, any product, any company, and you will likely be able to conjure an image associated with it. The reason these symbols are so powerful…