Author: Audrey Fox
Filmotomy’s Best Films of the Decade – Audrey Fox’s List
Members of the Filmotomy team agonize over their top ten for the decade (2010-19). 10. Star Wars Episode XIII: The Last Jedi The sequel that…
Rewind – 2007 in Film: Persepolis
Persepolis redefines what a war movie, a coming-of-age drama, an animated picture can look like. It seems only fitting that a film about identity, and…
Rewind – 2007 in Film: Lars and the Real Girl
The romantic comedy genre is one that almost by necessity feels as though it follows a specific template. And most of its films can be…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Das weiße Band / The White Ribbon, 2009
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Das weiße Band / The White Ribbon, 2009…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Mommy, 2014
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Mommy, 2014 Prix de Jury – Xavier Dolan…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Saul fia / Son of Saul, 2015
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Saul fia / Son of Saul, 2015 Grand…
Winners of the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards
With the last leg of this gruelling awards season finally upon us, Film Independent announced their Spirit Award winners. Big winner If Beale Street Could…
The Favourite: A Battle Between Femininity and Masculinity in Court Politics
The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, brings a modern edge to the traditional costume drama, about power and influence that rests on constantly shifting sands,…
Review: Beautiful Boy
Having a certain amount of buzz going into TIFF can be as much a curse as it is a blessing. And it’s reasonable to say…
Review: Write When You Get Work
Write When You Get Work is that classic story of an estranged couple, where the woman has done everything in her power to move on…
Review: Vox Lux
Vox Lux is a wild, brash examination of fame and infamy, celebrity and notorioty, and while the film struggles to maintain the high quality it…
Review: Boy Erased
It appears that 2018 is shaping up to be a big year for memoir-based films about young white men and their complicated relationships with their…
Review: El Angel
There’s a bizarre psychological quirk called the halo effect, where the possession of one attractive quality makes a person appear to have other positive attributes…
Review: Ben is Back
At one point in Ben is Back, the titular Ben (Lucas Hedges) is being uncharacteristically helpful with chores, loading up a wheelbarrow full of firewood…
