by Miguel Cima | May 8, 2018 | Theatrical Reviews
It may seem obvious to point out, but the trouble with most biopics (if not all) is that you can’t ever really tell if the film has been accurate and fair in its depiction of its subject. Watching director Ondi Timoner’s Mapplethorpe, the audience is left with a very...
by Miguel Cima | Apr 24, 2018 | Theatrical Reviews
Just when you thought every possible zombie movie variation has been done, here comes The Night Eats the World to prove us all wrong. Fans who want to see maximum kills and inventive new gore moments need not apply. But anybody fatigued from the same old survivalist...
by Miguel Cima | Mar 6, 2018 | Theatrical Reviews
Having watched Pascal Plante’s feature film debut Fake Tattoos, I have been puzzled at just why it was so tense to bear, and why it made me feel so uncomfortable going on two days now. On the surface, this is a pretty straightforward boy-meets-girl tale. For anyone...
by Miguel Cima | Mar 6, 2018 | Theatrical Reviews
One can be forgiven if one mistakes Christian Frei and Maxim Arbugaev’s new documentary Genesis 2.0 for a feature film. First of all, the cinematography is absolutely tops. From the stunning vistas of the sloppy, mud-laden tundra of New Siberia Island to the sterile...
by Miguel Cima | Jan 31, 2018 | Theatrical Reviews
Family drama, a journey of discovery, unnoticed mysticism, devastating self-reflection, alienation, deep regrets, unanswered questions, unresolvable frustration. How in the world does Turkish director Tolga Karaçelik’s new feature film Butterflies end up being a...
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