Relationship dynamics, both at home and in the workplace, are undeniably complex. Especially as one member of the couple does better or worse than the other, watching fissures form has inspired many a filmmaker. Fair Play, one of the most buzzed about titles at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, is playing with these elements, while […] More
What a nice little thrill it is to discover a small gem at a film festival. Whenever it happens, it feels like a secret, just in cinematic form. This year, I found one in Shortcomings, an equally funny and heartwarming character study/coming of age story. Not only is it a fresh take on the aimless […] More
Trans representation in the media has been slowly but surely improving over the years, most notably in the success of TV’s Pose. At this year’s Sundance, a pair of enlightening films showcase the next step in this push towards authenticity. Focusing on the lives of Black trans sex workers, The Stroll and Kokomo City tell […] More
The subject matter of Bad Behaviour should make for a great movie. A black comedy taking down an entitled and toxic white women? There’s definitely fertile ground here. Tragically, this effort, playing at the Sundance Film Festival, bungles it, at least according to yours truly, while also wasting a committed lead performance from Jennifer Connelly. […] More
As the 2023 Sundance Film Festival presses on into its final days (coverage of the movies from Joey and some of the staff will continue for another week or so), the festival has announced its awards. Will some of these movies end up potential Oscar players? Time will tell, but you can see who and […] More
Spiritual care is, for many, a very important part of loss and grief. When something unexpected or unfortunate occurs, people tend to turn towards a higher power. It doesn’t have to be the same god or even a deity at all, but there is a comfort that comes from the idea of praying or just […] More
‘Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.’ That quote from Margaret Atwood begins Cat Person and really does put you in the headspace for what this film is trying to say. A look at modern dating and how two people can see things in very different […] More
The common image of apartheid South Africa often involves outright racial violence in the streets and cluttered townships straddling the country’s major cities. But there’s another underdiscussed element to the apartheid system, where separatist Black states where declared as independent entities within the country. The first of those forms a central concern of Milisuthando, a […] More
Science Fiction at the Sundance Film Festival usually relies more on ideas than on a massive budget for scope. That’s wonderful, to be sure, but it does actually require enough ideas and for them to be well developed enough to support a movie. Sadly, The Pod Generation comes up a bit short in that regard. […] More
Watching someone crumble is a long held tradition of a certain type of character study. What makes Magazine Dreams unique isn’t necessarily the arc of its story, but the character that we’re studying. An amateur bodybuilder struggling for perfection, especially as his life crumbles, is cinematic, especially when done well. While this Sundance Film Festival […] More
The monotony of being an office drone has been mined more than once for cinematic comedy, with even a couple of drama adding to the fray. Now, we have the film Sometimes I Think About Dying chiming in. This mellow character study, mostly a drama but containing some dark comedy, wants to approach things from […] More
Teaching is a noble profession. Hell, I do it on occasion, so while I’m far from the hero that films have depicted, but I’ve seen actual ones in action. So, a good teacher has a power that few possess. Of course, that means that movies have long been fascinated by them. Playing at the 2023 […] More
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