Movie Reviews

SXSW 2022 Review: ‘Me Little Me’: A Delicate Conversation About the Challenges of Mental Health

*Trigger Warning. This article talks about eating disorders.  It’s very difficult to portray an eating…

SXSW 2022 Review: ‘Sell/Buy/Date’ is an Incredible Work of Creative Brilliance

Sarah Jones courageously turns her angst into art by creating a part scripted film part…

SXSW 2022 Review: ‘Sissy’ Takes Self Help to New Lows

If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all. This was a…

SXSW 2022 Review: ‘Chee$e’  Explores the Caribbean Drug Trade

Movies about drugs come in many different varietals and flavors. Damian Marcano’s Chee$e delivers a…

SXSW 2022 Review: ‘Public Toilet Africa (Amansa Tiafi)’ is Visually Stunning, but Disconnected

In the main plot of the Ghanaian film, Public Toilet Africa (Amansa Tiafi), Ama (Briggitte…

SXSW 2022 Review: ‘Pirates’ is the Black Boy Joy We Need More Of in a Coming-of-Age Story

There’s no denying we love a good coming-of-age movie. There’s a nostalgia for most or…

Review: Miles Triplett’s ‘Social’ Centers Black People Navigating Mental Health

Social anxiety disorder is the persistent fear of being watched and judged. Someone with social…

Review: ‘The Adam Project’ Gives Us the Perfect Cast

Movies and TV allow for an escape and a moment to experience and feel things…

‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ Honors its “Found Footage” Legacy on its 30th Anniversary

Francis Ford Coppolla’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula hit cinemas in 1992 and remains the most faithful adaptation of Stoker’s epistolary novel to this day.

Review: ‘The Outfit’ Fits Just Right

In the age of extensive effects, massive budgets, and huge names, The Outfit director Graham…