REEL Review – Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) (2020)
Director: Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri | 1h 56mins | Drama Two people living deep in the heart of Nigeria attempt to leave and make a new life for themselves abroad. With a constant string of obstacles in their way, both Mofe (Jude Akuwudike) and Rosa (Temiloluwa Ami-Williams) struggle to find a way out of Lagos. If Farewell Amor (2020) was the personal and individualistic approach … Continue reading REEL Review – Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) (2020)
REEL Review – Undine (2020)
Director: Christian Petzold | 1h 30mins | Drama, Horror | Language: German Undine (Paula Beer) has her heartbroken when her boyfriend confesses being with another woman. When she finds a new love in Christoph (Franz Rogowski), the pain of her previous relationship starts to take it’s toll. Undine is the latest film by celebrated German auteur Christian Petzold, an often emotionally complex Romance that laces … Continue reading REEL Review – Undine (2020)
REEL Review – Shirley (2020)
Director: Josephine Decker | 1h 47mins | Biography, Drama, Thriller Famed horror-writer Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) is just about to begin writing a new novel when her husband, Professor Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg), invites a young couple stay with them. Shirley doesn’t particularly enjoy the company until the girl, Rose (Odessa Young), starts to inspire her. Shirley is a deeply psychological ode to the works … Continue reading REEL Review – Shirley (2020)
REEL Review – Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
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)
REEL Review – I Am Samuel (2020)
Director: Peter Murimi | 1h 9mins | Documentary | Languages: Swahili, English Samuel lives in Nairobi, a place where homosexuals are often beaten and abused for their sexuality. As years pass, Samuel must decide whether he wants to live the life that would make him happy, or marry someone in order to keep within his family’s expectations. Murimi’s topical Documentary is neither flashy nor is … Continue reading REEL Review – I Am Samuel (2020)
REEL Review – Relic (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)
REEL Review – Farewell Amor (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)
REEL Review – Siberia (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)
REEL Review – Herself (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)
REEL Review – Shadow Country (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)
