4 Stars, Film Festivals, Jaime's Reviews ‘Atlantics’ TIFF Review: Mati Diop’s Feature Directorial Debut is Hauntingly Gorgeous November 19, 2019November 19, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Atlantics’ TIFF Review: Mati Diop’s Feature Directorial Debut is Hauntingly Gorgeous Mati Diop's feature directorial debut is ethereal in every sense of the word.
5 Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘Watership Down’ Review: A Haunting, Beautiful Tale of Survival Upon Certain Doom November 17, 2019November 17, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Watership Down’ Review: A Haunting, Beautiful Tale of Survival Upon Certain Doom Martin Rosen's feature film debut is a dark, yet optimistic fairy tale.
4½ Stars, Film Festivals, Jaime's Reviews ‘Waves’ TIFF Review: Trey Edward Shults’s Third Film is a Beautifully Chaotic Family Melodrama November 13, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Waves’ TIFF Review: Trey Edward Shults’s Third Film is a Beautifully Chaotic Family Melodrama Trey Edward Shults returns to familiar territory for his third film in order to create a chaotic vision.
5 Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘The Irishman’ Review: Martin Scorsese Revisits and Reinvents Familiar Themes in Epic Crime Saga to Wondrous Results November 10, 2019November 10, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘The Irishman’ Review: Martin Scorsese Revisits and Reinvents Familiar Themes in Epic Crime Saga to Wondrous Results Martin Scorsese works with Netflix to release an audacious project unlike anything else he has directed prior.
5 Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘News from Home’ Review: Finding Solace in the Alienation from Your So-Called Home November 8, 2019November 8, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘News from Home’ Review: Finding Solace in the Alienation from Your So-Called Home By combining footage of 1970's New York City with letters from Chantal Akerman's mother, the result is a beautiful portrait of alienation.
5 Stars, Film Festivals, Jaime's Reviews ‘Honey Boy’ TIFF Review: An Unflinching, Heart-Wrenching Self-Portrait Unlike Any Other November 7, 2019November 7, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Honey Boy’ TIFF Review: An Unflinching, Heart-Wrenching Self-Portrait Unlike Any Other Alma Har'el makes her directorial debut by bringing forth a portrait of Shia LaBeouf's youth unlike any other.
4½ Stars, Film Festivals, Jaime's Reviews ‘Saint Maud’ TIFF Review: A Paranoid, Horrifying Tale of Devotion from a Brilliant New Voice November 3, 2019November 3, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Saint Maud’ TIFF Review: A Paranoid, Horrifying Tale of Devotion from a Brilliant New Voice Morfydd Clark headlines this horrifying tale of the perception of devotion.