I'll probably never do it again but in the past, I've covered film festivals like Tribeca, NYFF, SXSW, Japan Cuts, Hot Docs, the Bentonville Film Festival, and Final Girls Berlin.
I am familiar with Annie Rose Malamet primarily through her subversive and controversial cinema podcast, "Girls, Guts, & Giallo." Each episode features a guest with in-depth discussion centered around a particular film, like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (Hooper, 1974), "Rebecca" (Hitchcock, 1940), and "
The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival (FGBFF) always finds speakers who are not only smart as hell, but lovely and kind. Australian-born, New York-based writer and academic Kate Robertson is no exception. Before our conversation, I knew her primarily from an essay she had written in The Atlantic about the
I was in 7th grade English class with Mrs. Blackburn on 9/11. After another teacher came into the room and whispered in her ear, she turned on the TV and frankly explained to us what was happening. Mrs. Blackburn was a no-nonsense bitch, which I always appreciated. I don&
I'm so happy that I got to talk to Orla and learn about Seventh Row, "a Canadian not-for-profit publication dedicated to in-depth film and theatre criticism." I'm always looking for solid film sites to add to my reading list and this one is really
The bio that Valeria sent me will give you more context than my pathetic Internet searches, so here it is in full:
Valeria Villegas Lindvall is a Doctoral candidate in Film Studies at University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research aims to bring a feminist focus to the understanding of the
You might know Amanda Reyes from her wonderful podcast, "Made for TV Mayhem" or her 2017 book, "Are You In The House Alone?: A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999." She exudes an infectious passion for her work, making me once again jealous that some people have jobs
I'll come right out and say it: I'm jealous of Miriam Bale's career trajectory. I didn't have a chance to really ask her about it and I'm sure it hasn't been all roses and sunshine, but it looks
Motorsports isn't typically my jam but if Janet Guthrie were still on the scene, I'd become a quick enthusiast. Like Diana Kennedy, Guthrie was ahead of her time. She pursued her passion with tenacity, ignored the naysayers, and broke down barriers in a ridiculously male-dominated sport.
This film is like a lost episode of "Chef's Table." It's just as good but contains less food porn and more subject development. I don't particularly enjoy cooking, but I do have a special affinity for certain chefs like Erin French, Renee
I watched "The Garden Left Behind" in bed with a cup of peppermint tea at my Airbnb in Austin and had a hard time sleeping after it ended. The first half of the film lulled me into a false sense of security, then gutted me like a fish.
Vibe:
"Jinn" is a beautiful, tender coming-of-age story, with a similar vibe to last year's "Lady Bird" (Gerwig, 2017). It raises interesting questions about identity and explores them using the Islamic concept of jinn. The film opens with an explanatory intertitle:
While the tone
I had been looking forward to seeing "Clara's Ghost" for a long time and was stoked when I finally got the opportunity to watch it for Indie Memphis. Based on the trailer, I figured I would either love it or hate it, and spoiler alert: I
