Director: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross | 1h 38mins | Documentary This review of Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020) is written by Connor Cudmore. A darkly comic and moving portrayal of America’s down-and-out generation. Directed by Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets follows the coming and goings of a group of barflies that find solace in a dilapidated Las Vegas bar. … Continue reading REEL Review – Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)

Director: Natalie Erika James | 1h 29mins | Drama, Horror Kay (Emily Mortimer), and her daughter Sam (Bella Heathcote), return to their family home in order to take care of Kay’s Mother (Robyn Nevin). When her Mother’s condition worsens, it begins to damage the structure of their house. James’ new film is an oddly engaging Horror, one that uses the harsh reality of disease as … Continue reading REEL Review – Relic (2020)

Director: Ekwa Msangi | 1h 35mins | Drama Walter’s (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) life in Brooklyn changes dramatically when his Wife, Esther (Zainab Jah), and his Daughter, Sylvia (Jayme Lawson) join him after 17 years of being a part. All three of them try to adjust to their new setting, as well as dealing with the disconnect between each of them. Msangi’s family Drama Farewell … Continue reading REEL Review – Farewell Amor (2020)

Director: Abel Ferrara | 1h 32mins | Drama, Fantasy, Horror A man shut off from the world, running a bar in the wilderness of Canada, takes a deep dive into his own subconscious and experiences all kind of visions. ‘All kinds of visions’ is as detailed as I can be when discussing Abel Ferrara’s strange new film. A film that is supposedly an attempt to … Continue reading REEL Review – Siberia (2020)

Director: Phyllida Lloyd | 1h 37mins | Drama Sandra (Clare Dunne) tries to care for her children, as well as balancing two jobs, as she battles her way out of an abusive relationship. She tries to start fresh by building her own house, in order to live comfortably with her two daughters. Mostly known for Mamma Mia! (2008) and The Iron Lady (2011), director Phyllida … Continue reading REEL Review – Herself (2020)

Director: Bohdan Sláma | 2h 15mins | Drama, History | Language: Czech In a small border town between Austria and Czechoslovakia, the town folk must decide whether to align with the Germans or to identify as Czechs. After the war is over, those who aligned with the Nazi’s have to suffer the revenge of those who suffered during the war. The reason World War II … Continue reading REEL Review – Shadow Country (2020)

Director: Benjamin Ree | 1h 42mins | Documentary | Languages: English, Norwegian Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova has two of her most important paintings stolen in broad daylight. When she agrees to paint one of the thieves, they form a friendship and help each other through the problems that lie ahead for each of them. Benjamin Ree’s newest Documentary is continuously touching film that boasts the … Continue reading REEL Review – The Painter And The Thief (2020)

Director: Bassam Tariq | 1h 30mins | Drama British Pakistani Rapper, Zed (Riz Ahmed), is diagnosed with a chronic disease which conflicts with his upcoming World Tour as a support act. “Legacy outlives love” is one of the many lines Zed, a young British/Pakistani rapper, murmurs in rhythm to himself throughout the film. This one comes as he’s lying next to his girlfriend in New … Continue reading REEL Review – Mogul Mowgli (2020)