Ramona Edith Williams and Kelly O'Sullivan in Saint Frances 2020's Indie darling Saint Frances is a film that only comes along once in a while. Prescient of the time its being made and what it wants to convey, Director Alex Thompson's film, working off a script by Kelly O'Sullivan is utterly charming and quiet but …
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Review-Lite: I’m Your Woman (2020)
Rachel Brosnahan in I'm Your Woman As you might have read in my top 25 films of the year list, I'm Your Woman is a genre defying thriller that uses its noir roots to tell a female driven tale in the same style as classic detective mysteries like The Maltese Falcon and more specifically Gaslight. …
Review-Lite: The Babysitter – Killer Queen (2020)
Judah Lewis in The Babysitter: Killer Queen Nobody expected The Babysitter to be entertaining, let alone funny but director McG's 2017 film was everything people didn't expect. It was charming, bloody, funny and ultimately a smart piece of horror comedy. His follow up to the series, a continuation of Cole's (Judah Lewis) story involving crazed …
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Review-Lite: Collective (2020)
Mirela Neag and Catalin Tolontan in Collective While hatred and rage are feelings encouraged in film, in fiction its always to serve a purpose, to curry favour for a certain character, to place you in a place of distress, it serves a purpose. Alexander Nanau's Romanian documentary Collective makes your blood boil constantly throughout its …
Review-Lite: The 2nd (2020)
Ryan Phillippe in The 2nd Securing a not so coveted spot on my worst films of 2020 list, this Ryan Phillippe action film borrows its framework from much better action features while trying to embrace the tone and feel of a true B movie thrill ride. Following career soldier Vic Davis (Phillippe) who finds himself …
Review-Lite: Soul (2020)
Soul With two releases this year, Pixar has saved the best for last with Soul, a symbolic sequel to Pete Docter's previous outing, the sublime Inside Out, Soul captures the magic of previous Pixar classics while never treading old ground in the same way Onward did earlier in the year. Following Jazz musician and teacher …
Review-Lite: The Midnight Sky (2020)
George Clooney in The Midnight Sky Most people will tell you George Clooney's latest feature is a mixture between a science fiction epic and a survival film with a bit of family drama thrown in for good measure. What they wont say is it is either one or the other, never moulding its dual narratives …
Review-Lite: Fierce (2020)
Anita Sokolowska and Katarzyna Sawczuk in Fierce Recently released on Netflix, this Polish drama about Marta (Katarzyna Sawczuk), nicknamed Fierce by those who know her, follows her as she enters a famed singing competition in the hopes of meeting her long absent father Olo (Maciej Zakoscielny), a one hit wonder rock star and member of …
Review-Lite: Happiest Season (2020)
Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis in Happiest Season Every year the christmas season brings about the inevitable slew of Lifetime and Hallmark festive movies. Even Netflix has gotten in on the game in recent years. The film you can watch not only to bask in seasonal cheer but also point out the glaring production errors …
Review-Lite: Clemency (2020)
Alfre Woodard in Clemency Clemency is all about control, or the lack of it. For prison warden Bernadine Williams (Alfre Woodard) its about controlling the variables in a world full of people looking to upset the status quo. For death row inmate Anthony Woods (Aldis Hodge) its about regaining some of the control that has …
