Tag: Film
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Cartoon Saloon: An Irish Animation Studio that Needs More Attention
Cartoon Saloon is an animation studio that should be appreciated more. They tell unique stories with unique animation, proving that 2D animation is still alive and well.
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Review: Yes, I’m Still Team Kong
Kong bows to no one. The latest MonsterVerse film is the highly anticipated Godzilla vs. Kong. Directed by Adam Wingard and written by Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein, the movie follows the two most dominant alpha monsters on the planet as they clash with one another. Who will come out on top? Who will bow to the other? Or, is…
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‘Cherry’ Review: The Truth About Addiction
DISCLAIMER: This review contains spoilers. TW: extensive graphic drug abuse, disturbing and violent images, mentions of suicide, death, and depictions of PTSD. _______ After hitting it big in the MCU, the Russo brothers (Anthony and Joe) and Tom Holland team up for a very different collaboration. Cherry is a semi-autobiographical take on Nico Walker’s life. The film is divided into seven separate chapters and follows…
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‘Raya and the Last Dragon is a Disney Masterpiece
The story is a moving sentiment of letting go of the past and putting trust and faith into others. Though you come into this world alone, surrounding yourself with others that support you and want to help is the greatest gift life could ever give.
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“The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” Dilutes Lady Day
As the title suggests, this film depicts a heartbreaking battle: governmental abuse against the Black Civil Rights movement in the wake of Lady Day’s song “Strange Fruit”. The telling of her story through the eyes of Lee Daniels lends a more artistic tone than biographical one- but the nature of her legacy rings true- despite…
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Validating Bimbos & Erin Brockovich
Unless you’re on the wrong side of Tik Tok, aka Straight Tik Tok, you definitely have seen the growing popularity and comeback of the Bimbo trend - now extending to the gender-inclusive Himbo, Bimbo, and Thembo. It has been reclaimed as a feminist concept, as a way to praise femininity, subvert the male gaze, and…
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“Small Talk”: An Incluvie Film Festival Review
The most impressive aspect of this film is the honest and natural performances given by the on-screen duo.
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“Antebellum” Film Review
Black History Month on cable television was a disappointing experience. With the networks all clamouring to air the same White Saviour stories we’ve seen time and time again, I was looking to cap off my February with a film that appeared to be a little more brave- something that looked to further black art and…
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NiuNiu – Film Fest Review
The film is a powerful narrative encompassing a theme that many people can identify with.
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Whitest Season: Privilege Comes First in ‘Happiest Season’
TW: Racism, Ableism / Spoilers Below After years of being plagued with Hallmark’s wonderbread, puritanical, heterosexual holiday fun, it was refreshing to finally have a Christmas movie that is not about a middle-class (though sometimes royalty if you’re lucky enough to be Vanessa Hudgens or Ben Lamb) straight relationship where they overcome an instant hatred…