CELL ADORE FILM FEST - Road Trip
Road Trip is a post-apocalyptic film that never succumbs to the typical genre tropes
CELL ADORE FILM FEST - Lovebirds
Lovebirds is a quirky romantic comedy
CELL ADORE FILM FEST - Max
Micky Wonzy’s Max is another promising animated short
CELL ADORE FILM FESTIVAL - Clementine
The two leads do admirable jobs at bringing their Clementines to life
CELL ADORE FILM FESTIVAL - Only Looking Forward
Shaun Stone-Riley's debut short Only Looking Forward is a fun take on the often tired crime genre
CELL ADORE FILM FESTIVAL - Let Her Rip
Micky Wonzy’s Let Her Rip is a delightful animated short
CELL ADORE FILM FESTIVAL - Bill
Dan Gitsham and Sophie Mair’s short Bill is an effective, atmospheric horror short
CELL ADORE FILM FESTIVAL - The Drive
The Drive is an understated and moving short
SXSW 2020 - The Donut King
Alice Gu’s The Donut King is a quintessential American story of immigration, ambition, downfall, and donuts
BERLINALE 2020 - Death of Nintendo
Raya Martin’s Death of Nintendo is a light-hearted, fun coming of age story
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Eden
Snævar Sölvason’s Eden is a film that’s been seen and done millions of times before
FEMSPECTIVES 2020 - Moments of Resistance
A sombre and clear-eyed view of women’s role in the continuing fight against fascism in Germany while also shedding light on the women who fought in the resistant movements against the Nazis
FEMSPECTIVES 2020 - The Archivettes
Megan Rossman’s The Archivettes is not only a concise and intimate look at the history of the Lesbian Herstory Archives but a reminder why preservation is so important for future generations
Horse Girl
Alison Brie is constantly getting the chance to flex her skills, and while she commands the hell out of Horse Girl, the film itself ultimately does not work
WHAT DID JACK DO?
Lynch is the kind of artist the world needs more of
Underwater
Underwater is the kind of big-budget film that could have found a level of success if released twenty to thirty years earlier, aided by cable and video stores
An Elephant Sitting Still
An Elephant Sitting Still is a lot to take in on initial viewing but it is a work that stays with audiences long after it has cut to black
