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THE TOP 100 FILMS OF THE 2010’S

So, here we are! As the final hours of the decade come to a close, the only correct way to truly celebrate the start of 2020’s is to recap some of our favorite films from the past few years! Not only that, the only right way to celebrate this event, is to invite our readers […]

CARELESS CRIME – CIFF 2020 QUICKIE REVIEW

Iran may just be on the greatest cinema-based hot streak this year with their current release schedule of their critically acclaimed international exports. The Middle-Eastern country has delivered countless of delightful flicks this year, ranging from the Sundance winning Yalda: A Night of Forgiveness and even the TIFF-selected Bandar Band. However, I’ve only encountered one […]

A GOOD MAN – REVIEW

A few days ago, I wrote about the French documentary Little Girl, and how the impact of trans-roles in contemporary entertainment is essential to the collective image and fight for trans peoples rights in modern-day society. Fact of the matter is, images do ultimately matter and the connotation you provoke on screen can either make […]

A PERFECT ENEMY – REVIEW

An awful twist can ruin a decent film. A great twist can save it. For example, take the international film A Perfect Enemy — a rare example of how a twist can alter the entire narrative perspective of a film for the better. In its rudimentary upbringings, the film’s mysterious intentions only ever so often […]

THE TIES – CIFF 2020 QUICKIE REVIEW

The official opening night film of this year’s Venice Film Festival, The Ties or more well known in Italian as “Lacci” is a standard domestic drama on the pitiful downsides of infidelity. With a strong sense period-drama costume and production design, alongside two beautifully bickering performances at the film’s core, the film is a moderately […]

CHARLATAN – CIFF 2020 QUICKIE REVIEW

Charlatan, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, derives from the Italian word chatter, and is specifically used under the context of a person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skill of a specific trade. At the start of Agnieszka Holland’s latest feature, we follow the medical proceedings of Jan Mikolášek, a man who is now […]