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Over at POV Magazine, I reviewed the documentary The Here Now Project. Using footage captured by average citizens across the globe, the film weaves together a haunting look at the current impact ...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/04/27/hot-docs-2024-the-here-now-project/

America prides itself on being a land of law and order. Its constitution is often cited as the key democratic guardrail that keeps society on the right path. What would happen if those protective...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/04/10/civil-war/

Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man opens with a mother telling her son the story of Hanuman. A half-man-half-monkey deity in Hinduism, Hanuman is persecuted by the gods when his hunger le...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/04/05/monkey-man/

Over the course of his illustrious 60-year career Ken Loach has used the medium of film to bring awareness to various social issues impacting the lives of many in the U.K. Whether he is addressin...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/04/05/the-old-oak/

We may not be able to control the family we are born into, but we can pick who we want to be part of our chosen family. The latter is something that Daniel Powell (Joel David Moore) fails to real...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/04/02/daniels-gotta-die/

“Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth” is a term that is frequently stated by several of the nuns in Michael Mohan’s psychological horror Immaculate. While the well-known b...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/03/24/immaculate/

Over at Exclaim!, I reviewed Cold Road. This thriller follows an indigenous woman who is terrorized by an unknown trucker while on a long journey home. You can read my full thoughts on the film v...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/03/06/cold-road/

Over at Exclaim!, I reviewed Union Street. The documentary examines the history of anti-Black racism in Vancouver. You can read my full thoughts on the film via the link below: Union Street

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/02/22/union-street/

Coming-of-age films have changed over the decades. They’re no longer about the nerdy girl vs. the cheerleader, or the outsider guy who chases the wholesome girl until she says yes. As we look b...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/02/12/fitting-in/

Over at That Shelf, I reviewed the film Thelma which screened at Sundance 2024. The action comedy revolves around a 93-year-old grandmother who decides to track down the fraudsters who took her m...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/02/03/sundance-2024-thelma/

Over at POV Magazine, I reviewed the film Igualada which screened at Sundance 2024. The documentary follows grassroots politician Francia Márquez as she mounts a historic presidential campaign. ...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/02/03/sundance-2024-igualada/

Over at POV Magazine, I reviewed the film And So It Begins which screened at Sundance 2024. The documentary explores how misinformation impacted a key presidential election in the Philippines. Yo...

https://cinemaaxis.com/2024/02/03/sundance-2024-and-so-it-begins/