Review

TIFF Review: Lucy in the Sky Fails to Take Off

TIFF Review: Lucy in the Sky Fails to Take Off

In 2007, NASA astronaut and former naval flight officer Lisa Nowak made headlines after driving from Houston to Orlando in 20 hours with a menagerie of items (allegedly) intended for use in the kidnapping and (possible) murder of her ex-lover’s (colleague William Oefelelin) lover (and Air […]

Review: When They See Us

Review: When They See Us

Animals. Wolf Pack. “Wilding.” These words were not only used to describe five Black and Brown boys in Harlem, but also managed to set the tone for a judicial system that isn’t always implemented fairly.  “These kids are on a rampage!” exclaimed Linda Fairstein (played […]

Review: We Are the Radical Monarchs

Review: We Are the Radical Monarchs

I never joined Girl Scouts. Yearly purchases of their cookies have been the entirety of our relationship. Perhaps if I had a group like the Radical Monarchs, I would have been more likely to engage. Directed by Linda Goldstein Knowlton, We Are the Radical Monarchs […]

SXSW Review: Romantic Comedy

SXSW Review: Romantic Comedy

There’s something about romantic comedies, their meet cutes, and inevitable happy endings that has been drawing in audiences for decades. From It Happened One Night to  Crazy Rich Asians, these stories have entertained us and, for several of us, influenced how we’ve viewed love. In her […]

SXSW Review: State of Pride

SXSW Review: State of Pride

Is Pride still relevant to the younger generations of LGBTQ people today? What does Pride mean to them now? Oscar-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman aim to answer these questions with their documentary State of Pride, which explores current attitudes towards the annual event through […]