TUNER
Niki White is a piano tuner. He’s also a gifted pianist who can no longer play because of hyperacusis. That means he hears everyday sounds as deafening. To play a piano with this condition would be agony. So, thanks to … Continue reading TUNER
Category: Reviews
BACKROOMS
One night, a furniture store owner discovers a hidden room behind one of his showroom walls. That hidden backroom leads to another, and another, and yet another room. Some rooms are barren. Others have piles of furniture, but arranged in … Continue reading BACKROOMS
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!
Amy Goodman isn’t precious about her stories. She doesn’t even consider them hers—she’s just the reporter for Democracy Now!, her long-running independent news outlet. Goodman would love it if mainstream media would steal her reporting on climate change, systemic oppression, … Continue reading STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!
BLUE HERON
The genius of Blue Heron lies in its structure. The story, set in a late-1990s Canadian suburb, concerns a family. There’s Mom (Iringó Réti), Dad (Ádám Tompa), and four children. The eldest, Jeremy (Edik Beddoes), is from Mom’s first marriage, … Continue reading BLUE HERON
MOTHER MARY
It’s difficult to tell if Mother Mary, the pop star at the center of this story, is the central pop star or one of thousands. Mother Mary is popular, no doubt, but reference to other pop stars, past and present, … Continue reading MOTHER MARY
THE CHRISTOPHERS
Art isn’t just a question of what is in the frame; who put it there also counts. And sometimes the what doesn’t matter, depending on the who. That who can make the what a masterpiece worth millions. Or the who … Continue reading THE CHRISTOPHERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Martin Scorsese knows crime. Growing up on Elizabeth Street in New York City’s Little Italy, crime and a criminal code surrounded him like quicksand. Struggle, and you might escape. Succumb, and be dragged to the bottom. The two poles in … Continue reading KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MICRO BUDGET
Terry is everything that’s wrong with the world. Funny enough, it’s the least of his concerns. The wannabe filmmaker from Iowa has booked an Airbnb for a week to shoot a low-budget apocalyptic sci-fi movie about a “space meteor”—as opposed … Continue reading MICRO BUDGET
PILLION
All relationships, romantic or not, revolve around a question of boundaries. Romantic ones just take it further into the realm of what is acceptable and what is desirable. That second component, desire, is difficult for some. For Colin (Harry Melling), … Continue reading PILLION
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