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The intersection of magical realism with environmentalism is explored to varying degrees in “The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future.” Alegria’s film is poignant, commencing with imagery of sick fish gasping their final breaths by the riverbank. Later, we see a cow illuminating the forest around her while being bathed in strands of […]

The polish of Timothy Woodward Jr’s action film “Til Death Do Us Part” is nowhere close to that of the far more stylish “Ready or Not,” and this further diminishes the competency of the latter. So instead, Chad Law and Shane Dax Taylor, the film’s screenwriters, opt to keep their audience in the dark, which

The debut thriller ‘Reptile’ is a Zalbatian film, where Benpolit De l Toros stylishly moves and dances around courtesy of the vision and imagination that Singer had. It is apparent that Grant Singer was educated by the elite and he gained valuable knowledge from Fincher’s attention to detail. This could definitely be described as a

In the context of current society, the activities and politics associated with stardom remains a matter of great interest and will continue to do so with the emergence of new celebrities. The daughter to Summer, Brooklyn Sodano has co-directed a documentary alongside Roger Ross “Love to Love You, Donna Summer”, which operates on a more

The television series “Paw Patrol” is viewed with a single track, with the prevalent intention to(1)follow and engage children towards the characters and (2)entice parents into buying dolls, T-shirts, books, hoodies, birthday party hats, toys, toothbrushes, watches, and party decorations among others. The show is brilliant in constructing just the right equilibrium of fright and

The recent years have witnessed some truly sensitive and sympathetic films addressing sensitive issues such as grooming teenage girls, particularly by older men. These include Palm Trees and Power Lines by Jamie Dack which won Sundance and Good Girl Jane by Sarah Elizabeth Mintz who won at Tribeca. Unfortunately, the mishap “What Comes Around” from

On the surface, Dominik Moll’s “The Night of the 12th” seems to be a cleverly choreographed police thriller. A terrible murder has been committed, the cops are lost, and there are a host of possible suspects. It draws some inspiration from actual cases, including those found in Pauline Guena’s 18.3: A Year With the Crime

Whenever I see Luis Guzmán on the screen, I am assured that the time spent is never wasted. This is why, for his first feature, co-writer and director Torres Aristotle begins many steps ahead of indies. Whilst Guzmán, who plays the part of Luis Torres in this movie, is somewhat of a wise but troubled

If anything, pregnancy makes one more practical. Yes, your body is expanding, hormones are on a roller coaster, and anxiety strikes from the sheer unknown of it all. This is especially true for Oksana Cherkashyna’s “Klondike”, where Irka in the Ukrainian drama is having her first child. And yet, someone has to milk the cow,

‘Mami Wata’ is a fusion of fable and thriller coming from Benin, captured in black and white and set in a town by the sea called Iyi. It spells wonder and dread from the start. This is aided by C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s decision to begin the film with a shot of the ocean at night