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I Am Greta Review | A Message That Transcends Its Rating
15 Nov

I Am Greta Review | A Message That Transcends Its Rating

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, Reviews, , , , ,
“My name is Greta Thunberg and I want you to panic…” Powerful words that resonate in my mind as so many of hers do. More than a documentary, I Am Greta is a warning against inaction that just so happens to be wrapped in a passionate, brave, and wise teenage package. I AM GRETA -- The story of Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl who, at 16, is leading the global school strike for action on climate change. Greta Thunberg, shown. (Photo By: Courtesy of Hulu) The best thing about this doc by filmmaker Nathan Grossman is that it grants us…
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Alex Rider Review | IMDb TV’s Original Double-Oh-Jack Reacher-Esque Y.A. Spy Drama
14 Nov

Alex Rider Review | IMDb TV’s Original Double-Oh-Jack Reacher-Esque Y.A. Spy Drama

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, Reviews, , ,
Serving as this youth’s 007, Alex Rider is an engaging series that takes itself very seriously and has a whole lot of fun doing it! Otto Farrant in Alex Rider Alex Rider is a teenager who suspects there is more to his uncle Ian’s death that meets the eye. While looking into it he discovers Ian was an MI6 agent who was getting dangerously close to uncovering something sinister surrounding an extremely private school for troubled youth. Not wanting to let things rest, Alex forces MI6 to use him in infiltrating the school and finding the people responsible for his…
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FilmFest 919 Reviews | Part 1
23 Oct

FilmFest 919 Reviews | Part 1

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, Reviews, , , , , , , ,
In a year where everyone else is figuring out how to make things happen virtually FilmFest919 says “Ain’t nobody got time for that”! North Carolina, being one of the most stringent states when it comes to COVID-19 protocols, caused the folks at 919 to approach things differently than they have in the past. Now I know all film festivals have had to deal with the nightmare that is this pandemic, we've been covering some of them, but unlike CIFF and NYFF, who are on their 56th & 58th iteration respectively, FF919 has only been on the scene for three years.…
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Chicago International Film Festival Reviews | Part 1
15 Oct

Chicago International Film Festival Reviews | Part 1

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, Reviews, , , , , ,
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival is underway and we here at MR could not be happier. I mean, how lucky am I that two of my favorite seasons land at around the same time of year? Film Festival season AND football season! ‘Tis the season to be a cinephile! Along with the MASSIVE and heartbreaking complication that COVID has been this year, film festivals have been among the businesses impacted. Two difficult choices were on the table: Cancel or the three "R"s. Reduce, reformat, restructure! Much to our benefit, Chicago was one of the ones that went with the…
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Yellow Rose | Film Review
07 Oct

Yellow Rose | Film Review

Mohamed Shama0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, Reviews,
EVA NOBLEZADA (L) and DALE WATSON (R) A teenager showing her passion for country music and trying to pursue her career whilst facing some everyday obstacles she needs to overcome would in, and of itself, make a nice film about how chasing a dream isn't easy but that is not our story today. As if that weren't dificult enough, Yellow Rose follows a 17-year old undocumented Filipina who grew up in a small town in Texas and fell in love with country music. Though she is incredibly talented, her citizenship status keeps her from following the road to stardome, but…
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The Haunting of Bly Manor Review
05 Oct

The Haunting of Bly Manor Review

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, , , , , , , ,
The Haunting of Bly Manor is intoxicating! Like sitting around a campfire, or perhaps in an attic, as a child being told a ghost story. Wherever you were, do you remember how your heart would flutter filling your stomach with excitement and… worry? Wanting to listen but knowing that maybe you shouldn’t for the fear of knowing is what we knew, even then, gave life to the monsters lurking in the dark. Waiting in the empty hallways of our homes at night, or in the closets, or maybe dwelling in the uncharted space underneath our bed. But “monsters don’t exist…
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NYFF 2020 Highlights | Making Film Fests Look Good Amid A Pandemic
01 Oct

NYFF 2020 Highlights | Making Film Fests Look Good Amid A Pandemic

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, , , , , , , , ,
I know we’re all tired of hearing it but what a strange year it has been. We’ve all felt the impact; individuals, businesses, bank accounts and, of course, the world of film festivals. 2020 has been relentless on the festival circuit causing numerous festivals earlier in the year to cancel their event and slate of films, as happened with Cannes and SXSW. As if this wasn’t painful enough for cinephiles, much of the selection of films expected to release this year began vanishing from the calendar and finding a new home next year while some persisted, opting instead to test…
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Lovecraft Country Review | Non-Spoiler
29 Sep

Lovecraft Country Review | Non-Spoiler

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, , , , , , , ,
Lovecraft Country is revisionist history with a fantastical twist. Familiar and unfamiliar American truth explored through a new lens. One of horror and imagination. Placing supernatural monsters in the center of terrible human acts and taking us for an adrenaline filled ride you won’t soon forget. Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country An African American war vet sets out on the road of Jim Crow Era America in search of his father. The search soon becomes more than he and his companions anticipated as they unknowingly find themselves in the center of H.P. Lovecraft's most horrifying imaginings. The series has been…
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Mangrove Review | NYFF
25 Sep

Mangrove Review | NYFF

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, , , , , , , ,
Mangrove is soulful! A film about oppression, injustice, and the will to fight for your human rights to community & life free of persecution… and guess what? It's based on a true story that doesn’t take place in the US. Though true, don’t celebrate. The film hits too close to home and proves that abuse of power runs in the veins of humans and that acts like this are doomed to continue if we don’t learn from history. Class is in session with Mangrove. Shaun Parkes as Frank Crichlow in Mangrove The first of five Steve McQueen films in the…
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 Review
25 Sep

The Trial of the Chicago 7 Review

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, , , , ,
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is an incredibly poignant tale about the power of protesting and of the injustice people are subjected to for doing just that. A powerful historical courtroom drama that rocks you to your core and makes you question our justice system, laugh at the fallacy of men, and fear the possibility of ever having to face a judge yourself. What was supposed to be a peaceful protest at the Democratic National Convention of 1968 turned violent as a tens of thousands of demonstrators come head-to-head with the full Chicago Police Force and the Chicago National…
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