Some of my favorite filmmakers say or show things nobody else will dare expose to the world, whether it’s the dark underbelly or something as commonplace yet rarely seen as graphic nudity and sex. They let their characters have flaws, outsized egos, mood swings, and make mistakes, all parts of the human experience which cookie... Continue Reading →
Drawing inspiration from his own awkward teen years, writer-director Corey Sherman makes his feature debut with the sweet and slyly perceptive Big Boys. Much like Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade or Todd Solondz’s Welcome To The Dollhouse, Sherman has chosen to announce himself as a champion of the invisibles, the ones who typically don’t find themselves... Continue Reading →
Starting out at the age of 19 to make her feature writing-directing debut, Sarah Kambe Holland, now in her mid-twenties, has made a queer themed film by and for a Gen Z audience, and the result, Egghead & Twinkie is, to use the language of her peers, “totes adorbs”. With its generous use of animation,... Continue Reading →
