REVIEWS
Post-film thoughts.
Santosh: Power Corrupts
The bones of Santosh could very easily have told the story of a young woman succeeding against all odds, rising into higher ranks within a powerfully patriarchal system—a tale of female empowerment. But life is rarely that simple.
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent: What Would You Do?
The film’s strength comes from its ability to transcend timelines and its characters. It asks a question that is applicable in any era: to speak, or not to speak. The film resurfaces a situation that has been asking for 30 years if you’d do the same and put up a fight.
All We Imagine As Light: Beauty in the Ordinary
Kapadia demands your attention with the slow pace of the film and rewards those who give it. It is a deeply honest representation of what it feels like to live and to learn from the people you don’t realize you can learn from.
Beautiful Men: You Must Have Hair
Themes of healthy versus toxic masculinity, aging, emotional and physical insecurity, and how they all relate to one another percolate consistently in the back of this charming family dramedy, occasionally flowing into the foreground along with surprising but welcome elements of surrealism.
Au 8ème Jour: A Threaded World Undone
Agathe Sénéchal and Alicia Massez’s ‘Au 8ème Jour’ finds root in the symbolism of threads as mediums of connection and life, using a truly unique animation style that stitches this story together.
La Perra: Mother Knows Best?
La Perra is a captivating, clever, and erotic film that lets the audience come to their own conclusions, providing an open debate on womanhood and relationships.