All posts by Cate Marquis
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AMERICAN FICTION – Review
Everyone wants to feel seen as who they are, not who others think they should be. In the...
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POOR THINGS – Review
Smart, clever and inventive, POOR THINGS is described by the filmmakers as “the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter...
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THE OATH – Review
A historic drama about the descendants of two brothers from Egypt battling for control in North America, sounds...
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CANDY CANE LANE – Review
CANDY CANE LANE is a light, pleasant little holiday treat, much like the candy its name suggests. The...
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FALLEN LEAVES – Review
FALLEN LEAVES is a romantic comedy from Finland, with the driest of humor. Bone-dry does not cover it;...
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DREAM SCENARIO – Review
DREAM SCENARIO is more of a nightmare for Nicholas Cage’s character, in this darkest of comedies from Norwegian...
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SALTBURN – Review
Oscar-winning writer/director Emerald Fennell bowled audiences over with A PROMING YOUNG WOMAN, her intelligent, taut thriller directorial debut....
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RUSTIN – Review
Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous “I have a dream” speech at the landmark 1963 March on...
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PLAN C – SLIFF Review
PLAN C is a timely documentary spotlighting a pro-choice non-profit organization called Plan C, which is dedicated to...
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KING COAL – SLIFF Review
KING COAL is a hauntingly-beautiful, poetic documentary that immerses us in the stunning wilderness of Appalachia and opens...
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ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT – SLIFF Review
ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT offers a visually beautiful mediation on childhood, family and love, that begins...
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MAY DECEMBER – Review
Director Todd Haynes re-teams with Julianne Moore, star of his Douglas Sirk-style melodrama FAR FROM HEAVEN, for another...
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PERSIAN VERSION – Review
Growing up with a foot in two cultures can be a tricky experience, so why not turn it...
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ANATOMY OF A FALL – Review
ANATOMY OF A FALL begins with a deadly fall but another kind of fall is much of the...
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THE PIGEON TUNNEL – Review
If it is true that to be a great writer, you need an unusual childhood, then the great...
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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Review
In the 1920s, the people of the Osage Nation became the richest people on earth after oil was...
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TOTALLY KILLER – Review
It’s the spooky season, and teen thriller TOTALLY KILLER looks to satisfy that itch for scares. But what...
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THE CREATOR – Review
In the sci-fi action extravaganza THE CREATOR, a mash-up of hero-quest movies from STAR WARS to BLADE RUNNER,...
