A version of this article originally appeared on CRPWrites. Opening An awkward teen boy pays an awkward teen girl to help him write to the girl of his dreams. It’s a familiar story, and while it could be full of high school tropes, Alice Wu gives us a tender and heartfelt story of finding your… Continue reading The Half of It Review
Category: Films
The Quarry Review
A version of this article originally appeared on CRPWrites. Opening: The Quarry takes on a number of different stories within its runtime while looking at redemption, forgiveness, and prejudice, but it struggles to cover any of them fully or come to a clear conclusion within its narrative. Direction Scott Teems does a solid job of… Continue reading The Quarry Review
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review
A version of this article originally appeared on CineChat. Portrait of a Lady on Fire is difficult to discuss, because until you have seen Céline Sciamma’s masterpiece of film-making, it’s impossible to understand the simplistic beauty of the piece. Set in the 18 th century, artist Marianne ( Noémie Merlant) is hired to paint a portrait of a… Continue reading Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review
Arkansas Review
A version of this article originally appeared on CRPWrites. Opening It’s not my normal genre pick, but all that southern charm got to me. Direction In his feature-length directorial debut, Clark Duke shows a clear understanding of the genre and world his characters are playing in. Considering most of his career has been spent on… Continue reading Arkansas Review
Driveways Review
A version of this article originally appeared on CRPWrites. Opening In a time when we’re all trapped inside our homes, and more isolated than ever, along comes a quiet little film about the quiet reserves of energy and love that might lie just beyond your driveway. Direction Andrew Ahn is not afraid of stillness, and… Continue reading Driveways Review
Quaranstream Diary
A version of this article originally appeared on CineChat. Pretty much wherever you are in the world, you’re spending far more time at home than ever before. Here in Kent, we’re on lockdown so I’ve been streaming up a storm the last 4 weeks. Here are my top picks for your continued quaran-stream’s, let us… Continue reading Quaranstream Diary
We Summon the Darkness
A version of this article originally appeared on CRPWrites. OPENING THOUGHTS: If you put Jennifer’s Body, Red State, and The Babysitter in a blender, you’d get We Summon the Darkness. As a fan of all three, I really enjoyed Marc Meyers’ latest feature. DIRECTION: Meyers knows all the right horror tropes to click – seedy rest stops, girls wandering into… Continue reading We Summon the Darkness
Gold Dust (2020)
A version of this article originally appeared on CRPWrites. OPENING THOUGHTS: I really didn’t know what to expect out of Gold Dust, other than a treasure hunting movie. Having watched it, I’m still not entirely sure what was happening in the film, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t fun. DIRECTION: Despite the premise of the film,… Continue reading Gold Dust (2020)
The Lawyer
A version of this article originally appeared on CineChat. The Lawyer was due to have its world premiere at last month’s cancelled BFIFlare festival. Though the team were unable to have the premiere as anticipated, we here at CineChat had the opportunity to see a preview of Romas Zabarauskas’ third feature film. The film focuses… Continue reading The Lawyer
The Other Lamb
A version of this article originally appeared onCRPWrites. OPENING THOUGHTS: The Other Lamb has been a festival success in various countries over the last 12 months, and I just happened to stumble across it by complete accident at October’s London Film Festival. Part of the official competition, I was compelled by the strong performances from an… Continue reading The Other Lamb
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