Movie review by Greg Carlson In Sundance standout “Fremont,” the outwardly mundane and inwardly tumultuous experiences of a young woman from Afghanistan are spun by filmmaker Babak Jalali into gold. Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) has left her home country for the California community of the title after spending time as a military translator. Hiding, repressing, […]
All posts for the month August, 2023
Mutzenbacher
Movie review by Greg Carlson Ruth Beckermann’s “Mutzenbacher” invites viewers to consider the traditional dynamics of the erotic novel – and subsequent filmic depictions of eroticism – by rearranging the visual furniture most closely associated with the voyeuristic gaze privileging the straight, white, male producer/consumer. The filmmaker uses “Josephine Mutzenbacher or, The Story of a […]
Posted by GBC on August 20, 2023
http://southpawfilmworks.net/?p=5297
Shortcomings
Movie review by Greg Carlson Randall Park, making his feature directorial debut, convincingly adapts Adrian Tomine’s excellent 2004-2007 graphic serial “Shortcomings.” Tomine wrote the screenplay, which comes as a relief to longtime “Optic Nerve” fans worried that a movie wouldn’t adequately capture the particularities of the author’s beautifully minimalist lines and the mood contained in […]
Posted by GBC on August 13, 2023
http://southpawfilmworks.net/?p=5292
Rye Lane
Movie review by Greg Carlson Available on Hulu following a world premiere at Sundance and a spring release date in the U.K., director Raine Allen-Miller’s feature debut “Rye Lane” is an ebullient drop of sunshine with more than enough charm to match its fresh and earnest spin on the romantic comedy. Even the rom-com averse […]
Posted by GBC on August 7, 2023
http://southpawfilmworks.net/?p=5283