‘Styx’ Review: A Humanitarian Crisis At Sea
A paramedic undertakes a solo journey to an African island by sail boat. After a terrible storm she discovers a boat overfilled with immigrants. Keeping...
Author: Paul Salt
‘Joy’ Review: Working The Hard Streets
Joy is a sex worker in debt bondage. She’s been brought from Nigeria and is being forced to pay back an extortionate debt by undertaking...
‘Widows’ Review: A Rivetting Thriller From Steve McQueen and Gillian Flynn
Widows opens with a heist gone wrong. A team of men are horrifically killed by police during a getaway. Their wives all grieve, unaware they...
‘They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead’ Review: The Fascinating Story Of The Greatest Film Orson Welles Never Finished
This documentary film tells the story of Orson Welle’s great unfinished project “The Other Side Of The Wind”. It explores the intentions behind it, the difficulties...
‘aKasha’ Review: The Funniest Film About The Sudanese Civil War You’ll Ever See
Every year the Sudanese civil war grinds to a halt as the muddy conditions make it impossible to maneuver tanks. Soldiers go home to their...
‘Suburban Birds’ Review
A team of surveyors are sent in to evaluate the safety of a city block after a seismic event. Simultaneously a group of children explore...
‘Girl’ Review: Growing Pains and Ballet
Lara is a 15-year-old trans woman who dreams of becoming a great ballet dancer. She is in one of the most prestigious school’s in Europe....
‘Thunder Road’ Review: A Dark Comedy About Grief
Devastated by the loss of his mother, Police Officer Jim Arnaud (Jim Cummings) struggles to keep ahold of everything that matters to him. This includes...
‘Ash is Purest White’ Review: Sorrowful Crime Epic
Zhao (Tao Zhao) is the girlfriend of a Chinese mafia boss. She is well respected and liked by the other mobsters. But one day the...
‘Petra’ Review: A Beautifully Shot Melodrama
A young woman named Petra (Bárbara Lennie) comes to a small Spanish town with a mysterious motive. Her life and many others in this small...