…what we learn about him and the stunted state in which he lives is in O’Connor’s stiff movements and pained grunts. The wonder of his performance comes when Johnny’s relationship…
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The six best short films at LFF 2020
…(Jamil McGinnis, Pat Heywood, USA) Gramercy is one of the best short films at LFF 2020. Shaq’s (Shaq Bynes) emotional state on his return to the Louisiana town of Gramercy…
Indie Memphis 2020: From Cane Fire to Smooth Talk
…island residents but also turned their culture into a commodity. Banua-Simon states in voiceover that Hawaii is the most expensive US state for residential real estate, meaning many Indigenous and…
Happening looks at the culture of shame around abortion
…their assets, flirt with boys, and talk about their desire for sex, but god forbid anyone ever actually has sex or, as we soon learn, they’ll be ostracized and on…
The 20 best films of 2023
…Here’s an excerpt from Lindsay Pugh’s Cannes Review: “Manuela Martelli’s debut feature, 1976, is a film defined by a perpetual state of anxiety fueled by government and gender oppression. In the coastal…
The 20 best supporting performances of 2020
…ask, “Lisa, have you been beating up boys again?” On learning that she used ‘The F word’ while repeating lyrics from “Fuck the opressors,” he laughs, pulls down his fist…