Fawzia Mirza’s The Queen of my Dreams is one of those successfully emotional movies that utilizes a very personal story to invite its audience to a different time, place and lived experience. 7.3/10
Tag: <span>2020s</span>
I’m remarkable uninspired by The Retreat. I’ve seen every single aspect of this film multiple times in other places. 4.5/10
Attachment has more positive elements than several other queer Shudder originals. But it’s still pretty fair to say that not much happens in this movie, at least horror-wise. 5.2/10
Jagged Mind isn’t nearly as thrilling as it should be. The story doesn’t live up to the premise. And it’s further let down by some technical weaknesses. 4.8/10
Palitan’s attempts to be more than a silly piece of softcore might have doomed it. So much of the story does not mesh with the film’s detours into sex scenes. 3.1/10
Because there’s so little representation, This Place felt the need to have their characters hold up and represent their entire cultures onscreen. And that’s simply too much to ask of an intimate, 87 minute film. 5.1/10
The Five Devils has a somewhat absurd premise that quality visuals and the always excellent Adèle Exarchopoulos really bolsters. These quality elements help sell this magical realist story about the bisexual agenda: adultery, acrobatics and arson. 7.2/10
I’m deeply biased against dramedies. As with so many films in this genre, I feel like trying to thread the needle of being both drama and comedy ended up with a movie neither as funny or as dramatic as it had the potential to be. 5.6/10
So many experiences that cinema primarily assigns to young people are in fact, universal. Forgotten Roads feels tragically unique just because of its focus on older characters. 8.5/10
This is a hilarious, inappropriate comedy with a serious bite. It’s shocking, laugh-out-loud funny and at times, batshit insane. I loved it. 8.3/10