Deals with the devil, adhoc supernatural mechanical beings, shape-shifting, and elegant cinematography all help bring Rainer Sarnet’s Estonian folklore film to life. November, based on the Novel, Rehepapp, by Andrus Kivirähk, is set in an impoverished 19th century Estonian town as it prepares for a visitation from deceased ancestors. It quickly becomes apparent that supernatural…
Tag: 2017
Junior (2017) – Short
After a late night break in, a young boy’s faith in those there to protect him begins to waver. In the following days he discusses the event with his father and is forced to focus in on a dark reality around him.
Shape of Water, The (2017)
Unable to perceive the shape of you, I find you all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with your love. It humbles my heart, for you are everywhere. In order to understand The Shape of Water try to imagine a retro-futuristic 1960’s government bunker housing top secret assets and all orchestrated by the creative…
Florida Project, The (2017)
The Florida Project follows a group of kids living in poverty just outside Disney World. Led by Moonee, played by Brooklynn Prince, the small group of kids explore and wreak havoc on the motel they call home. As the children play around the motel, they reveal the poverty that surrounds a fairy-tale world, through the eyes of…
Lady Bird (2017)
Don’t you think maybe they are the same thing? Love and attention? High school is one of those times in our lives that we never forget. The awkward navigation of puberty, self-consciousness, and tumultuous interpersonal relationships are the baseline for what become our formative years. Trying to figure out who we are and at the…
