The story feels highly personal to the point that it’s not compelling to an outsider, and the forced symbolism doesn’t help.
Category: Festival Coverage
“Union”
The film is a story of commendable determination in the difficult fight for workers’ rights, but it is not a good documentary.
“Sugarcane”
The documentary’s critical yet empathetic tone gives justice to these painful, shocking stories about a horrifying legacy of Indigenous abuse.
“Kneecap”
There’s a fun, rowdy, and defiant energy to this biopic about the hell-raising Irish rap trio of the same name.
“Girls Will Be Girls”
A different kind of, and highly welcome, cinematic coming-of-age story that doesn’t duck topics like female sexuality and agency.
“Reinas”
Succeeds as a small-scale family drama by not tackling too much thematically.
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