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‘Brandy Hellville: The Cult of Fast Fashion,’ A Fine Consumer Guide

©Courtesy of Max Saving the planet begins from our wardrobes. This is mission of the Fashion Revolution, a movement born in 2013 following the collapse of a clothing factory in Bangladesh, which awakened spirits globally. This initiative of activism encourages consumers to ask themselves: “Who Made My Clothes?” The same question and social themes are…

Should You Fear Monkey Man?

Photo by Universal Pictures – © Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Everyone loves Dev Patel. It’s been great to see him grow and tackle so many different roles since his break out performance in Slumdog Millionaire after jumping from TV to film. But, for as many sides he has shown of himself, it seems there’s one…

Review: Royalty, Sensationalism and Journalism in ‘Scoop’

The British royal family hasn’t had an easy time over the past decade with the explosion in popularity of the Netflix series The Crown. Audiences eagerly watch and digest episodes, often taking its content as historical gospel rather than an occasionally (if not often) fictionalized version of the truth which, at the very least, imagines…

‘Sasquatch Sunset’ : Review / A Dark Tale Daring to Fail

At the end of this movie’s press screenings, it was honestly impossible to form a clear opinion about it. A few days after, the feelings and ideas about Sasquatch Sunset are still mixed. It is in fact quite difficult to fully embrace the work of David & Nathan Zellner due to its many issues, but at…

Review: Unmasking ‘The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem’

Anyone can say anything from behind a computer screen and isn’t likely to immediately, if ever, experience consequences for their words. In most cases, harassment and threats don’t lead to anything in the real world, but when they do, it highlights the fragility of a system that’s been created with the potential for enormous destruction…

‘Last Stop Before Chocolate Mountain,’ A Wondrous Cinematic Depiction Of Bombay Beach

Multidisciplinary artist Susanna della Sala has come up with an oneiric documentary that captures the essence of Bombay Beach, a once abandoned town in the harsh California desert, where art heals people in the most unexpected ways. The picture has conquered already some of the most prestigious cultural kermesses, such as the Locarno Film Festival,…

‘Wicked Little Letters’ Review: A Wickedly Entertaining 3-Hander

It’s easy to say something mean behind someone’s back without having to look that person directly in the eyes. The internet has become an all-too-inviting space for trolls to harass people from the comfort of their living rooms, reducing any stakes given that they can’t easily be identified or found. This phenomenon, however popular and…

‘Kim’s Video,’ A Documentary Dedicated To Doing Justice To Film

For two decades, cinema lovers of the Big Apple found their Mecca in St Mark’s Place, in the treasure trove of rare motion pictures known as Kim’s Video. This rental shop amassed 55,000 titles, but in 2008 with the advent of the digital era people no longer rented videos and the destiny of this venerable…

‘Shirley’ : An Inspirational Maverick Is Revived Through Film

Filmmaker John Ridley, back in 2013, won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with the film 12 Years a Slave. Whilst making more feature films after that, eleven years later the writer-director returns to the big screen with another compelling story about the African-American plight in the United States. Shirley retraces the inspiring journey…

Ghostbusters : Frozen Empire Video Review / Above the Line vs Below the Line Episodes 39

Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Film Critic : Matthew Schuchman In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film…

SXSW Review – ‘Dandelion’ is a Soaring Showcase of a Songwriter

Becoming a successful singer-songwriter is not an easy gig. There’s so much competition and it takes connections in order to be discovered, and even then it might be difficult to truly arrive at the right time with the sound and look that those with money and access want to see. Most people just starting their…