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Cha Cha Real Smooth, Normalises Diversity And Redefines The Male Gaze

Cinematic polymath Cooper Raiff (director, writer, actor, producer), is currently part of Variety’s List Of New Directors To Watch In 2022. After his breakout film S#!%house — that was the recipient of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Film — he returns with another compassionate cross-section of contemporary society. Raiff’s…

TV Review: Ms. Marvel Features a Relatable Breakout Performance From Iman Vellani in the Titular Role

Dreaming big to not only expand their own personal experiences, but also help improve overall society, is an admirable goal for teenagers who are longing to find their rightful place in the world. Kamala Khan, the titular teen protagonist of the new Marvel mini-series, Ms. Marvel, is one such adolescent who draws from her own…

Tribeca Festival : Review : The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Has an Incredible Love Affair Between John Lennon and May Pang

The world lost a bright light when beloved singer and former Beatle John Lennon was gunned down in front of his Dakota apartment on December 8th, 1980. He left us profound music which inspired us in our quest for happiness. But there were some elements of John Lennon’s life that have been still shrouded in mystery…

Tribeca Festival Review – ‘Hommage’ Pays Tribute to the Art of Cinema

Those who work in an industry like cinema typically have their inspirations that they look up to, the artists whose films they saw at an important moment of youth and were formative in their own creative developments. In some cases, they have the opportunity to meet their heroes and ask them about the projects that…

Lightyear — Buzz’s True Story, The Toy Story Spin-Off Takes Us To Infinity And Beyond

The Toy Story franchise has always shared Woody’s point of view. Today, after almost twenty years, Buzz gets his spotLightyear. This marvellous computer-animated toy saga began back in 1995 with the first Toy Story produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures, that was directed by John Lasseter (at the time it…

Tribeca Festival / Review : Everyone Will Love “Somewhere in Queens”

Take a seat if you’re not already sitting down. What I’m about to say might shock many of you. I never really cared about Everybody Loves Raymond. I have no personal distaste for the show itself, or Ray Romano…it was just never my kind of thing. Naturally, I have no real connection to Romano or…

Tribeca Festival Review: “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song”

While a definitive list doesn’t exist you’d be hard-pressed to find a ranking of the most covered songs of all time that does not include Leonard Cohen’s, Hallelujah. It’s become an instant classic to many music fans. Many who would call it their favorite song, even if they’ve never heard the original Cohen recording. Now,…

Tribeca Festival : Review / Official Competition, Magnifies The Power Of Grotesque For Social Analysis

Competencia Oficial (Official Competition) is an irresistible Spanish-Argentine black comedy film directed by Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn, from a screenplay by Duprat, Cohn, and Andrés Duprat. It stars Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz and Oscar Martínez, who also produced this irreverent cinematic work. After The Illustrious Citizen, presented at the Venice Film Festival in 2016,…

Jurassic World Dominion / Video Review / Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 25

  Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Above the Line vs Below the Line. Episode 23 : Film Critic vs Film Critic Film Critic : Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Works as film critic and journalist who covers stories about culture and sustainability. With a degree in Political Sciences, a Master’s…

Film Review – ‘End of the Line’ Delves into the Very Unique and Sorry State of the NYC Subway System

Anyone who has ever lived in New York City surely has plenty of feelings about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, better known as the MTA. NYC’s subway system has many lines and just as many problems, and it’s also key to how the city moves. A pre-pandemic estimate of serving six million riders per day just…

Hill Of Vision, The Resilient Life Of A Nobel Laureate Bestows Post-Pandemic Hope

Roberto Faenza is an Italian film director, screenwriter and university professor who has a bountiful experience with international projects, having directed actors such as Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Miranda Richardson and Sex Pistols leader Johnny Rotten. He also has a deep sensitivity in telling stories that portray child psychology, which is an approach…