In the dramatic prequel based on Erle Stanley Gardner’s books (and the Raymond Burr television series), Matthew Rhys (The Americans) plays Perry Mason pre-law days. He’s a sad-sack private eye in 1932 Los Angeles, dealing with his PTSD after the war and divorce, suffering through the Great Depression like everyone else. He’s rumpled, depressed, and…
Within the first 15 minutes of Yes, God, Yes, I wanted to shut down the computer. I was so angry I could have punched something. I was overwhelmed by a myriad of emotions flooding my senses quickly. Don’t worry. I?m going to explain why in a moment.? Originally a short film in 2017, this full-length…
At a time when everyone is looking for answers, it can be frustrating when you don?t get the ones you?re looking for. Thankfully, 76 Days is a reminder that we may be asking the wrong questions. Directed by the team of Hao Wu, Weixi Chen and Anonymous, 76 Days captures the madness surrounding the onset of this year?s global…
There?s a certain mystique about the prom. From ?prom-posals? to having the right date or transportation, proms are supposed to be nights of whimsy where everyone can celebrate their journey through high school. However, at the same time, they also continue to be infected with multiple levels of social politics as teens scramble to ensure…
There is something about this time of year that makes me want to set aside the daily grind and logic and realism and trade it all for magic and wonder. The happiness that pushes its way through the fatigue and stress, the possibility of miracles?there?s just a spark that seems to only come around once…
With her latest film, Nomadland, director Chloe Zhao tells the story of Fern (Francis McDormand), a woman in her 60s who loses everything in the Great Recession and embarks on a journey through the American West as a modern-day nomad. This week, we welcome back TO Film Files? Jolie Featherstone and ScreenFish?r Julie Levac to…
If your mind pictures a Buddhist monastery as a step back in time or as a place of detachment from worldly things, you may be in for a surprise when you see Sing Me a Song from documentary filmmaker Thomas Balm?s. Balm?s first visited the monastery in Bhutan ten years ago when making his film…
Though taking place within the same location and cast,?Black Bear?tells two distinct yet thematically linked narratives. In the first portion, the film follows Blair (Sarah Gadon) and Gabe (Christopher Abbott), a married couple who welcome Allison (Aubrey Plaza) into their home for the weekend. Temporarily renting a room online in their lakehouse, Allison inadvertently ignites…
Even though first thing I thought to do when reviewing Selena: The Series was to compare it to the 1997 film, I soon realized that this would be completely unfair.? The film was a great glimpse into Selena?s life and career and was released just two short years after her death.? Wounds were fresh.? Now,…
Is healing a return to what came before, or is it finding life anew? In Darius Marder?s Sound of Metal, a man has to decide what he will accept in his life that has been turned upside down. He discovers that what he thinks will make him whole may not be as good as he…
