The year 2022 saw many filmmakers submitting oversized, overly-ambitious, and often risk-laden projects that have us still reeling in the fallout. So, what’s one more list? Let’s get into it.
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“…thank you Blair for pushing me to be more inquisitive in my filmgoing and more educated in my consumption. It is because of you that - for my third year running and first time here at ForReel - I can release a comprehensive list of my favorite documentaries of the year.”
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“…The Way of Water positions the Avatar franchise as a blockbuster series based specifically on technical - not storytelling - prowess.”
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“…our excitement for the festival continues to mount now that Sundance has officially announced their lineup, which has over a hundred feature length films programmed from 23 different countries - approximately 93% of which are World Premieres.” Image courtesy of Sundance Institute.
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“The first winner of this Pacific Northwest Filmmaking Award will be voted on by the full SFCS membership and announced on January 17th, 2023, along with SFCS’s other awards.”
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“[I]t is not melody or unexplainable emotion that Tár is pursuing, but the damning truths about her own self.”
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“Many of the script's flaws can be overlooked by Hawkins excellent performance. She is, in my opinion, the best part of the film, and succeeds with her portrayal of a woman who is determined to achieve her goal in spite of all odds.”
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“…Amir-Ebrahimi is intoxicating in the role. You would have never suspected that she was not the original choice to play Rahimi…”
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“Watching Funny Pages is like overturning a rock and watching the bugs it concealed begin to writhe and squirm.”
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“We fall in love with Roger as he spends more time with Ellen and her son Seth (Christopher Convery, Gotham), becoming increasingly more invested in his story.”
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The 31st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) is taking place November 3-13.
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The 17th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival is going on November 3rd to November 20th.
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“‘If people could just come out to support and watch at least one film that we have...that would be a huge help,’ Rita says in the interview.” The 17th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival is going on November 3rd to November 20th.
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The Seattle-based festival runs from November 3rd to November 20th and will be a hybrid festival.
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“What truly makes Empire of Light so captivating, however, are the visuals by cinematographer Roger Deakins (1917) and score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Gone Girl).”
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“Aftersun succeeds at being an emotionally moving feature, especially how intentional it is about restraint in its storytelling.”
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“You don't expect a road-trip movie about cannibals to change your worldview, but Bones and All is poignant enough to do just that.”
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“Zombie has always dealt in nightmare matter, but in Halloween II the nightmare feels more personally upsetting, more visceral, more of-the-moment and more zeitgeist-informed than anything else he has produced.”
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“World War I was an entirely miserable affair. That All Quiet on the Western Front is able to capture all that misery, without itself being dragged down by it, is a testament to the power of the filmmakers and the stars, especially lead actor Felix Kammerer.”
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“Cate Blanchett is phenomenal as Lydia Tár; a true force to be reckoned with.”
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