She is arguably the greatest living women’s basketball player. She’s won three national trophies; she played in the ’76 Olympics; she was drafted to the NBA. But have you ever heard of Lucy Harris?
2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Review: “It Is Not Over Yet” Shows The Inner Workings Of What All Nursing Homes Should Look Like
“It Is Not Over Yet” is an immersive, life-affirming journey into the day-to-day rhythm of a controversial nursing home for people with dementia in Denmark.
2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Review: “Lady Buds” Fails To Blossom Or Cultivate Any Compelling Content
“Lady Buds” tells the story of six courageous and diverse women who come out of the shadows of the cannabis underground to enter the new commercial industry in California.
SXSW Film Festival Review: “Offseason” Is Heavy On Atmosphere But Light On Execution
After receiving a mysterious letter, a woman travels to a desolate island town and soon becomes trapped in a nightmare.
SXSW Film Festival Review: Udo Kier Shines In Bittersweet “Swan Song,” A Story Of Queer History
An aging hairdresser (Udo Kier) escapes his nursing home and embarks on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman’s hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.
SXSW Film Festival Review: “United States vs. Reality Winner”: Hero Or Traitor?
*Editor’s Note: Excerpts of this review could be perceived as expressions of personal views on matters of current public debate and consideration. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Irish Film Critic. Director Sonia Kennebeck’s documentary chronicles the …
SXSW Film Festival Review: “WeWork: Or The Making And Breaking Of A $47 Billion Unicorn” Is An Entertaining Yet Condensed Takedown
An account of the six-week death spiral that brought down the company’s IPO, a behind-the-scenes look at WeWork’s frat-boy culture.
SXSW Film Festival Review: “Here Before” Is A Confident And Cryptically Rewarding Psychological Drama
After new neighbors move in next door, a bereaved mother begins to question her reality in this unsettling psychological thriller.
SXSW Film Festival Review: “The Return: Life After Isis” Is A Harrowing And Enlightening Documentary
Shamima Begum and Hoda Muthana made it into worldwide headlines when they left their countries as teenagers to join ISIS. Now they want to return but their countries don’t want them back.