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The Never List is one of the least inspired films to ever tackle the coming-of-age subgenre. Spawning from an unoriginal script by Ariadne Shaffer, director Michelle Mower offers nothing but unnecessarily crude humor and poorly realized characters. Nothing comes across as exceptional in the slightest. The story has numerous plot developments that clash with each

The Illegal opens in India. Here, it’s shown that the main character, Hassan (Suraj Sharma), will be going off to America to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker. Just getting to the airport is challenging enough, with his father’s heavy disapproval of Hassan’s ambitions, but making do with the minute amount of resources at his

In the midst of writing his newest novel, Dad’s Maybe Book, acclaimed author Tim O’Brien sits down with writer/director Aaron Matthews to talk about his writing process and his views on the world. The War and Peace of Tim O’Brien shows every step in the writer’s journey to finish one last novel, his goodbye to fans that he’s

Victor Nunez’s 1993 coming-of-age film, Ruby in Paradise, is a slower-paced take on the coming-of-age subgenre. There’s a key focus on not just the current events in the movie but also on the deep history of its many characters. One of the biggest themes is learning how to navigate the world as a woman. This thematic

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HOT DOCS FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! A Concerto is a Conversation is a deep look into the bond that composer Kris Bowers has with his 91-year-old grandfather, Horace Bowers Sr. Within the mere 13-minute runtime, directors Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers show Horace Bowers Sr.’s tale of success in a world that puts up constant barriers for

Justin Price’s Wrong Place, Wrong Time begins with a shoot-out. This opening with the five main characters, while having overbearing music and bland lighting, does give an entertaining start to the story. There is an insane amount of cutting from character to character, but this scene encapsulates the fun that can be found in seeing people get

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Filmed in the summer of 2018, Joshua Altman and Bing Liu’s All These Sons puts a heavy focus on the amount of gun violence in the south and west sides of Chicago. While the sheer amount of gun violence is undoubtedly staggering and dense, the filmmakers look at more than just

Directed and co-written by Michael Shevloff Mosley: It's Complicated fleshes out the life of Max Mosley as he has to contend with enemies from all corners. Mosley was a racer, lawyer, and president of the governing body of Formula 1, FIA. Yet, since the beginning of his life, Mosley had to separate himself from his father, Oswald

NEW TO HULU! Directed by Sean King O’Grady from a screenplay by Max Booth III, based on his novel of the same name, We Need to Do Something frames its story within the confines of one location. While there have certainly been many horror films that have employed the single-set plot device, this separates itself through

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2022 REVIEW! Written and directed by Signe Baumane, My Love Affair with Marriage is an engaging look into what it means to be a woman and, as the title implies, the deep ramifications that marriage can have on one’s identity. The film centers on Zelma (Dagmara Dominczyk), who, from her childhood days, had always