Something unfortunate occurred with Agnes. But life continues on - at least for everyone else around her. The logline doesn’t reveal exactly what that unfortunate event is, and neither does the movie itself. Presented in a non-linear way, the movie is broken up into chapters with titles that begin with ‘The year where [something happened]’, …
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FlixChatter Review: The Legend of Ochi (2025) – A24’s first family-friendly movie brings a sense of awe and wonder to a familiar creature feature
From Steven Spielberg's E.T., Dean DeBlois's How To Train Your Dragon, and Netflix’s The Sea Beast, there is something so enchanting about seeing a young person connecting with a peculiar, misunderstood creature like nobody else could and discovering themselves in the process. A coming-of-age story involving a kid befriending a 'forbidden' creature is a familiar …
FlixChatter Review: On Becoming A Guinea Fowl (2024) – Family secrets come to light in this unsettling but captivating dark comedy
I saw On Becoming A Guinea Fowl at TCFF last October, and it’s one I kept thinking about even months afterward. I’ve included it in my top 10 fave female-directed movies of 2024 I’ve always loved films that offer a glimpse of a culture I’m not familiar with. Zambian writer/director Rungano Nyoni delivers a raw …
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