Reel Reviews | Hard Truths
In his 23rd film, British director Mike Leigh reunites with Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets & Lies) to create a challenging but ultimately compassionate look at modern family life.
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Reel Reviews | The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos
Anchored by a stunning performance from Temiloluwa Ami-Williams, the debut of Nigeria’s Agbajowo Collective, part thriller, part magical realism, is a riveting indictment of the unchecked development and forced evictions in Africa’s largest city.
Reel Reviews | Struggle Without End (Ka Whawhai Tonu)
A teenage boy born of two cultures must navigate a brutal war between the Māori and colonial British forces in this powerful retelling of one of New Zealand’s most pivotal historical battles, featuring screen legends Temuera Morrison and Cliff Curtis.
Reel Reviews | Riff Raff
With an all-star ensemble that includes Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Coolidge, and Bill Murray, Riff Raff is a pitch-black comedy about family, loyalty, and murder.
Reel Reviews | Dullsville and the Doodleverse
An experiment in animation and social media comes to fruition with the creation of Burnt Toast’s series
Dullsville and the Doodleverse.
Reel Reviews | Dahomey
The journey of 26 plundered royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey exhibited in Paris, is now being returned to Benin. Diop artistically voices a new generation’s demands.
Reel Reviews | Oh, Canada
The story delves into the life of a tormented documentary filmmaker on the brink of death, an American who fled to Canada during the Vietnam War.
Reel Reviews | Cloud
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud is a suspenseful thriller in which a young internet reseller, Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda) ignites a cyber-fueled storm of malice. Blurring digital and physical threats, it’s a chili dive into the dark side of modern connectivity.