Toronto International Film Festival review Director: Ricardo Velarde A modern tragedy of adverse circumstances The Light on the Hill is a story of mysticism and greed in a remote Peruvian village where incomes are scarce […]
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Frameline Film Festival review Director: Micaela Rueda With a runtime of less 70 minutes and a sparing approach to dialogue, Micaela Rueda’s Take Me for a Ride is a coming-of-age film crafted with an unusual […]
By David Pountain As the son of legendary director Nicolas Roeg (Don’t Look Now, Performance) and iconic actress Theresa Russell (Bad Timing, Insignificance), actor Max Roeg has a rich cinematic history in his blood that […]
Amidst intoxicated nights and sobering days, Emily Iason’s Blood and Water evokes a fundamental need for care and intimacy, and how this need can inspire intelligent people to do reckless things. The short film opens […]
By Asha New Director: Ciro Guerra Watch on FilmDoo.com A truly surreal experience, Ciro Guerra’s Embrace of the Serpent is based on the accounts and experiences of two explorers and ethnologists: Theodor Koch-Grunberg (1872-1924) and Richard […]
By David Pountain Watch Stevie on FilmDoo.com In Chloe Jury-Fogel’s charming and insightful Stevie, a series of small, low-key moments and exchanges prove pivotal in the coming-of-age of the film’s tomboyish title character, played by Jury-Fogel […]