Kit Zauhar follows up Actual People (currently on MUBI) with THIS CLOSENESS, another fine American indie. The well-written dialogue is often funny and awkward and it makes good use of its single location. Screening in-person and virtually at Seattle International Film Festival.
The Hummingbird
It should be a joy to watch actors like Pierfrancesco Favino, Berenice Bejo, Nanni Moretti, and Laura Morante interact on the screen. However THE HUMMINGBIRD, screening in-person and virtually at Seattle International Film Festival, is a messy, non-linear affair that tries to fit a season’s worth of sentimental This Is Us plot twists into a […]
Superposition
A family of three find their doppelgängers in the woods in SUPERPOSITION, screening in-person today at Seattle International Film Festival and virtually next week. It is in turns a creepy horror movie and a well-acted relationship drama leading up to a terrifying ending.
2023 DOC NYC Spring Showcase
RSVP to DOC NYC Spring Showcase to receive free online access to the films in their 2023 lineup including the SXSW-premiered Wild Life from Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. 2023.docnyc.net/SpringShowcase
Snow and The Bear
Selcen Ergun’s snow covered mystery SNOW AND THE BEAR set in a remote Turkish village is screening in person and online at Seattle International Film Festival. Another recent Turkish film, Burning Days also dealt with the social dynamics of a small community from the perspective of a newcomer, but they are distinct films, both successful […]
The Mattachine Family
Andy Vallentine’s romantic comedy THE MATTACHINE FAMILY, which is having its world premiere at Seattle International Film Festival today, is a story of found family in the gay community, a love letter to LA, and a showcase for Nico Tortorella. I wish it had fewer clichés, but it should satisfy most of its core audience. […]
Coyote
Katherine Jerkovic’s tender story of a 50-year-old Mexican immigrant in Montreal, who has to take care of his grandson while his daughter is in rehab, had premiered in Toronto and will screen at Seattle International Film Festival in person and virtually. It is a beautiful, realist film about parenting that avoids sentimentality. Highly recommended.
Little Brother
Sheridan O’Donnell’s road movie LITTLE BROTHER just had its world premiere at Atlanta Film Festival and is available to watch on their virtual platform. The accomplished and moving feature debut has strong performances from Philip Ettinger, Daniel Diemer, and J.K. Simmons.
JessZilla
The documentary JESSZILLA, currently screening online as part of Atlanta Film Festival, really resonated with me. It must have fallen through the cracks at bigger festivals. 3x national boxing champion Jesselyn Silva & her father Pedro are now two of my favorite people.
This World Is Not My Own
THIS WORLD IS NOT MY OWN about Atlanta folk artist Nellie Mae Rowe combines informative documentary with innovative animation. Uzo Aduba voices Rowe. It premiered at SXSW and can currently be watched online via Atlanta Film Festival in the US and Hot Docs in Canada.