Love and Monsters – Review Alysha Prasad April 16, 2021 Reviews “... But then the world ended...” narrates Joel Dawson (Dylan O’Brien) from the comfort of his colony, which is one of the many bunkers that humanity has since escaped to after monsters drove everyone...
Slaxx – Review Alysha Prasad March 16, 2021 Reviews “Small price to pay for an awesome ass,” are the famous last words in this film. From writer-director Elza Kephart comes Shudder’s Slaxx, a campy horror comedy about a possessed pair of jeans that come...
The Columnist – Review Alysha Prasad March 12, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in August 2020 as part of our Fantasia Festival coverage. Why can’t we just have different opinions and be nice about it? Femke Boot (Katja Herbers), a columnist, author,...
Judas and the Black Messiah – Review Alysha Prasad March 11, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in February 2021 as part of our Sundance Film Festival coverage. Shaka King’s highly anticipated Judas and the Black Messiah takes us back to 1968 in Chicago, Illinois....
Lucky – Review Alysha Prasad March 4, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in October 2020 as part of our coverage for Nightstream Film Festival. “You’re very lucky,” is the belittling phrase used throughout Natasha Kermani’s film, Lucky,...
Marvelous and the Black Hole – Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review Alysha Prasad February 2, 2021 Reviews Kate Tsang’s Marvelous and the Black Hole follows troubled teenager Sammy Ko (Miya Cech) who is struggling to cope with the death of her mother. After being forced by her father (Leonardo Nam) to enrol in a...
Prisoners of the Ghostland – Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review Alysha Prasad February 2, 2021 Reviews Sion Sono’s Prisoners of the Ghostland stars Nicolas Cage as Hero, an infamous bank robber who is sprung from jail by a wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), offering Hero one last a job: finding his...
Pleasure – Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review Alysha Prasad February 1, 2021 Reviews When asked at the airport whether she was in Los Angeles for business or pleasure, Bella Cherry (Sofia Kappel) answers, “pleasure,” followed by a small, unreadable smile. Pleasure’s writer-director Ninja...
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair – Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review Alysha Prasad February 1, 2021 Reviews What would it feel like to be transported into a horror movie? Jane Schoenbrun’s We’re All Going to the World’s Fair introduces us to an online role-playing horror game that’s gone viral. Teenager...
Land – Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review Alysha Prasad February 1, 2021 Reviews Robin Wright’s directorial debut, Land, takes viewers on the journey of healing. Grief is something so personal that it can alienate the person grieving; this is what happens to Edee (Robin Wright) after...
Mayday – Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review Alysha Prasad February 1, 2021 Reviews A terrifying storm sets the events of Karen Cinorre’s Mayday into motion after a short circuit occurs at Ana’s (Grace Van Patten) workplace, transporting her into an alternate world where she meets a group...
Superior – Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review Alysha Prasad January 31, 2021 Reviews Shot on 16mm film is Erin Vassilopoulos’ feature, Superior, transporting viewers back to the Eighties through incredibly stylish sets and costume designs. We are introduced to Marian (Alessandra Mesa) as she...
Wild Indian – Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review Alysha Prasad January 31, 2021 Reviews Wild Indian is the feature debut from Indigenous writer-director Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr., who tells the story of two Indigenous men, Makwa (Michael Greyeyes) and Ted-O (Chaske Spencer), and how their lives...
Cryptozoo – Sundance Film Festival Review 2021 Alysha Prasad January 31, 2021 Reviews Dash Shaw and Jane Samborski’s Cryptozoo takes viewers on a journey along with cryptozookeepers who set out to capture a Baku, a dream-eating creature. Cryptozoo is a collection of art pieces that have had...
One for the Road – Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review Alysha Prasad January 30, 2021 Reviews "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John and other various classics play from the tapes of an old radio show as Aood (Ice Natara) and Boss (Tor Thanapob) take a road trip down memory lane, not all of their memories being...