BAMPFA’s ‘Documentary Voices’ highlights authentic, artistic excellence
In the newest iteration of its annual “Documentary Voices” series, BAMPFA celebrates recent international documentaries now available for at-home viewing.
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Category Archives: Film & Television
Cast of ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ talks people power, Black love
The cast made it clear that if not just for the pertinent history lesson, every young person needs no more reason to stream “Judas” than to remind themselves of their own potential.
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‘Supernova’ is unassuming portrait of enduring, celestial love
The love story succeeds the most with the excellent chemistry between the two leads; their relentless back and forth breathes life into the drier, less visual parts of the film.
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‘Minari’ carefully cultivates a small piece of heaven on earth
Much like the herb that gives the film its name, “Minari” is unassuming, almost invisible at first. But as it grows, delicately planted in the hearts of its viewers, it blossoms into something vibrant and enticing.
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‘The Little Things’ is more than a little dull
The hard truth is that “The Little Things” asks questions it cannot answer, and spews profound nonsense while trying.
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Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘On the Count of Three’ is pitch-black twist on buddy comedy
Carmichael’s directing style focuses on propelling the story forward, with each successive scene scaling the action up further.
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Robin Wright blows a fuse in directorial debut ‘Land’
The source of Edee’s anguish finally comes into full focus, but, like so much of “Land,” is only meekly connected, forming a not so subtle caveat separated from the film’s core.
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Live from New York: Dan Levy hosts a jovial ‘Saturday Night Live’
It will be interesting to watch “SNL” leave the Trump era in the second half of its 46th season, hopefully transitioning to more cold opens that don’t include Alec Baldwin’s shopworn Trump impression.
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Zendaya deserves better than exhausting ‘Malcolm & Marie’
The end product is an iffy blend of romantic drama and artistic critique that utterly fails to achieve credibility on either register.
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‘Bonding’ season 2 has a gentle touch
Where once the dungeon was a quirky backdrop, it is now the focal point in a show concerned with questions of sex work, consent, power and confronting past mistakes.
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