3 Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘Giant Little Ones’ Review: A Decent Queer Coming-of-age Drama With Little New Ground to Cover June 17, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Giant Little Ones’ Review: A Decent Queer Coming-of-age Drama With Little New Ground to Cover This Canadian film about understanding sexual fluidity feels limited in its own scope.
1½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘Lords of Chaos’ Review: A Black Metal Film for Posers June 2, 2019June 2, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Lords of Chaos’ Review: A Black Metal Film for Posers This portrait of the black metal scene tauts itself as being above posers, but doesn't quite show itself to be of much worth either.
3½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews Another Side to a Familiar Coin in Werner Herzog and André Singer’s ‘Meeting Gorbachev’: Tribeca Review May 19, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Another Side to a Familiar Coin in Werner Herzog and André Singer’s ‘Meeting Gorbachev’: Tribeca Review Werner Herzog and André Singer invite you to look at the final leader of the Soviet Union in a new light.
4½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘House of Hummingbird’ and the Importance Within Insignificance: Tribeca Review May 16, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘House of Hummingbird’ and the Importance Within Insignificance: Tribeca Review Bora Kim's directorial debut is far more than a wonderful coming-of-age tale, but also a tale of self-discovery.
3½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘Overlord’ Review: WWII Horror Never Holds Back on the Gore, Fulfilling Its Promise April 21, 2019April 21, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Overlord’ Review: WWII Horror Never Holds Back on the Gore, Fulfilling Its Promise Looking to watch the killing of Nazi zombies? You've got more than just that in this WWII horror adventure.
4 Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘Her Smell’ Review: Elisabeth Moss Explodes in This Punk Rock Tragedy April 16, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Her Smell’ Review: Elisabeth Moss Explodes in This Punk Rock Tragedy Alex Ross Perry's portrait of a punk rocker's fall from grace hits hard in its beauty.
3 Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘Aquaman’ Review: Working with Too Much Within Too Little April 7, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Aquaman’ Review: Working with Too Much Within Too Little The aquatic superhero doesn't quite strike gold, but it still embraces its own ridiculousness.
4½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews Transit Review: A Haunted Tale of Survival Between Past and Present March 16, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Transit Review: A Haunted Tale of Survival Between Past and Present Christian Petzold's newest film only ever raises up the feeling of anxiety to a maximum.
3½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai, and the Understanding of Familial Dynamics: A Review March 2, 2019March 2, 2019by Jaime Rebanal1 Comment on Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai, and the Understanding of Familial Dynamics: A Review Mamoru Hosoda's newest feature stays simple, but remains nonetheless effective in its intent to reach children.
4 Stars, Jaime's Reviews Capernaum Review: An Imperfect, if Unflinching Look at a World of Chaos February 27, 2019February 28, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Capernaum Review: An Imperfect, if Unflinching Look at a World of Chaos Nadine Labaki's third feature film never holds back.