Tag: Review
1988 in Film: Nuovo cinema Paradiso / Cinema Paradiso
In one of many scenes of sheer marvel from Cinema Paradiso, our young adult hero has his romantic fantasy interrupted by heavy rainfall. Seconds later,…
Film Review: A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
2018’s A Quiet Place surprised many with its original horror concept and solid direction from then new filmmaker, John Krasinski. The follow-up rejects the claustrophobic…
Hot Docs 21 Review: I’m Wanita (Matthew Walker)
The documentary chronicles Wanita Bahtiyar’s journey in to record her musically diverse album in Nashville, New Orleans, and Memphis. Wanita is a binge-drinker, cigarette smoker,…
Hot Docs 21 Review: Bank Job (Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell)
One of the most important documentaries you could see this year explores the relationship between everyday people and the banking industry. The system is meant…
Review: Director’s Cut
Adam Rifkin is a director whose most interesting film, so far, might be Look (2007), where the action is largely captured by security cameras. Penn Jillette from…
Film Review – Martha: A Picture Story
Some artists are ignored, while others are simply unlucky: Martha Cooper was both. Her photographs captured artists at work, documenting process as well as final…
SXSW 2021 Dispatch: Islands; Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché; Swan Song
Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché (2021, Paul Sng, Celeste Bell) Born Marianne Joan Elliott-Said she rechristened herself as Poly Styrene when she became a new wave/punk…
SXSW 2021 Dispatch: Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil; United States vs. Reality Winner; The End of Us
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021, Michael D. Ratner) The trigger warnings at the beginning of these four episodes don’t even begin to prepare you…
SXSW 2021 Dispatch: Hysterical; Executive Order; Introducing, Selma Blair
Introducing, Selma Blair (2021, Rachel Fleit) Supporting actress Selma Blair is known to late-1990s and early-2000s audiences who have seen her from everything to Cruel Intentions to Legally…
Film Review: Heroes Don’t Die
Aude Léa Rapin’s Heroes Don’t Die (Les Héros ne meurent jamais) brings the spectators into the world of a film crew in search of answers…
Berlinale 2021 Review: Petite Maman
At a recent virtual event for Berlinale Talents, writer-director Céline Sciamma was given a moment to close the q&a. “You can do anything,” the interviewer,…
Film Review: Stealing School
Stealing School, a surprisingly effective plagiarism thriller, centers around University students, and the power they have in shaping our world. That’s probably blowing things out…
Film Review: Saint Maud
With agony comes ecstasy, and with holiness comes a darkness. Rose Glass’s Saint Maud is the next big thing in a wave of so-called elevated…
Allison’s Full Sundance 2021 Coverage
The editor-in-chief at Filmotomy would like to personally thank Allison for not only the extensive coverage of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but also for…
