Category: Mini Review
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Mini Review: Lisa Frankenstein
I get what they were going for in #LisaFrankenstein with the 80s campy aesthetic and quirky performances, but with the PG-13 rating the humour, gore, and shock just seem watered down, and the pacing slow as snails. It’s a miss for me. In theatres now.
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Mini Review: How to Have Sex
#HowToHaveSex is an honest portrayal of youth party culture, that’s incredibly authentic in its sober moments. As a coming of age story the catharsis is shortlived, but lead Mia McKenna-Bruce is a revelation. A solid debut from director Molly Manning Walker. Watch @TIFF_NET now.
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Mini Review: The Movie Emperor
Andy Lau’s #TheMovieEmperor is sure to entertain any fan of the iconic actor this #ChineseNewYear weekend. While as a satire on cancel culture the movie ultimately feels tame, Lau makes up for it with his deft self-deprecating performance. Seen at #TIFF23, in theatres Friday.
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Mini Review: Bobi Wine The People’s President
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident, the latest Oscar-nom’ed doc from NatGeo is yet another incredible look at a harrowing political reality. Focusing on the fight for democracy in Uganda, it deftly balances tension with its inspiring subject & his music. Watch on @DisneyPlus
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Mini Review: Argylle
From Matthew Vaughn and Apple, #ArgylleMovie is silly, fun & energetic, but sadly that’s about it. Vaughn’s stylized action sequences are there but ultimately feel super toned down and overproduced. Not even it’s twisty plot and high-calibre ensemble can save it. In theatres now.
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Mini Review: To Kill a Tiger
Canada’s @NishaPahuja takes us on a provocative & cathartic legal journey in @tokillatigerdoc, told through the eyes of a resilient father of a 13-year-old victim of sexual violence in rural India. A doc filled with tension, bravery & ultimately hope. Watch for free in 🇨🇦 @thenfb
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Mini Review: The Greatest Night in Pop
#TheGreatestNightInPop, fresh off of Sundance, is a rare peak behind the curtain of the creation of We Are the World. With a focus on exactness, it doesn’t quite transcend its medium, but is sure to fascinate fans of music production or 80s popstars in general. Stream @netflix.
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Mini Review: 20 Days in Mariupol
Branching into docu-filmmaking with this years’ Oscar noms, continuing with Ukraine’s #20daysinmariupol, an absolutely surreal & bleak doc that captures real human suffering in full brutal detail. How it was even filmed is an incredible feat. Stream for free on @YouTube.
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Mini Review: ISS
The latest sci-fi thriller #ISS squanders its potential a bit with a plot that is mostly what you expect based on its premise. It treats its socio-political undertones rather reductively. But at least it’s filled with tension & decent performances at its tight 90-min runtime.
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Mini Review: Four Daughters
Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar-nom’ed #FourDaughters is an incredible piece of cinema & like nothing I’ve seen before, blending staged scenes & intimate interviews as Olfa & her kids relive the uncomfortable events that broke their family apart. Powerful stuff. Watch @TIFF_NET now.
