4 Stars, Film Festivals, Jaime's Reviews ‘Waves’ TIFF Review: Trey Edward Shults’s Third Film is a Beautifully Chaotic Family Melodrama November 13, 2019February 17, 2020by 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, 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, Jaime's Reviews Jonah Hill’s Directorial Debut Mid90s and the Encapsulation of Time: TIFF Review September 24, 2018January 13, 2019by Jaime Rebanal1 Comment on Jonah Hill’s Directorial Debut Mid90s and the Encapsulation of Time: TIFF Review Jonah Hill's directorial debut isn't one that is born out of nostalgia, but a sense of love for the time period of its title.
3 Stars, Jaime's Reviews Boy Erased and the Stigma of Gay Conversion Therapy: TIFF Review September 23, 2018December 12, 2018by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Boy Erased and the Stigma of Gay Conversion Therapy: TIFF Review Joel Edgerton's conversion therapy biopic approaches its subject with good intentions, but doesn't stretch beyond routine.
5 Stars, Jaime's Reviews Lady Bird – Review December 17, 2017December 17, 2017by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Lady Bird – Review If familiar territory for the genre, it still doesn't make the impact any less grander. (✯✯✯✯✯)
4½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Review November 30, 2017October 21, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Review As funny as it is sociopolitically relevant in our world. (✯✯✯✯½)
5 Stars, Jaime's Reviews Manchester by the Sea – Review January 23, 2017by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Manchester by the Sea – Review Explores facets of humanity and connection through memories and traumas weaving beautifully. (✯✯✯✯✯)