SEBASTIAN
“Finnish-British writer-director Mikko Mäkelä takes one of gay cinema’s most well-worn tropes and finds fresh things to show us about the genre.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network
MAN & WITCH: DANCE OF A THOUSAND STEPS
“I was surprised at how engaging the movie was when we get to see the charming chemistry between Stronach and Steinbruner. But boy, will you have to sit through a bunch of “high school film club” level moviemaking to get to it.” – Rodney Brown, Nerd Caliber
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
“If you like fan service, you get it in spades but at the cost of a narrative.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr
NATIONAL ANTHEM
“Inspired by director Luke Gilford’s photo book about queer rodeos, this debut feature demonstrates an ease and authority with cinema with that marks Gilford out as a promising talent.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network
CORA BORA
“The Hannah Pearl Utt-directed Cora Bora – a vehicle for “Hacks” star Megan Stalter – takes the rom-com genre, spins it around, gives it a good queering, and leaves it inside-out.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network
GHOST PLANET
“For a low-budget production that was funded on Kickstarter, Ghost Planet is a lot better than it has any right to be. No one will confuse it with a big Hollywood production, but a decent if pulpy script combined with impressive visual effects make it an entertaining sci-fi outing.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
MURDER COMPANY
“Murder Company is a serviceable war movie about a group of soldiers sent on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. It works much better as a genre entry than as a history lesson.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
FREYDIS AND GUDRID
“Freydis and Gudrid is in English but that’s its only concession to viewers. It is a Viking opera shot in black and white, inspired by the Vinland sagas, two texts traced back to 13th century Iceland and set several centuries earlier.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
LAST SUMMER
“Who knew sex on the big screen could be so dull?“ – John Black, Cinekong
DADDIO
“Co-producer Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn are somehow working at the same temperature, delivering their lines with congruent, naturalistic intensity, effortlessly leading us from text to subtext with a breath, a look, a phrase.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
“There is probably an audience for Daddio … some, like this reviewer, will just get bored by all the blah blah blah and stop watching.” – John Black, Cinekong
A FAMILY AFFAIR
“A Family Affair is like donuts: colorful, sugary, filling but not something you’ll be thinking about tomorrow.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
KINDS OF KINDNESS
“Kinds of Kindness struck me as a nihilistic work, and a clever one at that. Clever but not good.” – Randy Steinberg, Blast Magazine