The Friend NYFF Review – Noami Watts Tackles Grief and A Dog
We as humans unfortunately know the toll grief can take on us, especially when that death is sudden with still so much life left to...
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Hard Truth NYFF Review – Finding Honesty Through Anger
I was first introduced to director Mike Leigh’s work in 2008’s Happy-Go-Lucky, which focused on Pauline “Poppy” Cross, a cheerful and optimistic primary school teacher,...
How Nickel Boys Tackles Black Trauma And First Perspectives
As synchronicity would have it, when an advance reader’s copy of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 novel, The Nickel Boys, landed in RaMell Ross’s hands, he would...
How The Taste of Things Made Tran Anh Hung and Its Audience Fall in Love with The Art of Food
Love is precious and pure. Love is both personal and universal. It’s the way it makes us feel, the way we react, the way we...
The Taste of Things Is a Quiet Celebration of Food, Love and Life
Love is precious and pure. Love is both personal and universal. It’s the way it makes us feel, the way we react, the way we...
Poor Things Is a Whimsical Wacky Coming of Age Story Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things is weird, magical, beautiful, and full of life. It’s about life, the way we learn, the way we grow, and how...
May December’s Flips the Script on a Tragic Tale of Love and Abuse
When does love become abuse? When does love become dishonest? When does love become toxic? Todd Hayes is explosive. May December love is a complicated...