Writing Reviews & Reflections

by Brandon Thompson

I haven’t seen every movie, but in the mean time, I look at the water.

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Touch Me Not (Sydney Film Festival Review)

Sexual identity is inherent to who we are and it’s built through intimacy. Intimacy invites vulnerability. We can only get strength by...

Films typically represent a protagonist's journey. They move from A to Z, fighting their way through various obstacles. They end a...

Making good films takes confidence. Unfortunately, Kamila Andini doesn’t show a lot of courage or direction in her voice. Spiritually and...

“Once upon a time you dressed so fine Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you? People call say 'beware doll, you're bound to...

The worst time to have someone close to you pass away, I think, is when you’re starting to grow close. You have to question yourself...

Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day Lewis) is a dressmaker in 1950s London and he always hides something in a dress. Something that only he...

Few performances of recent memory are a narrative asset the way Greta Gerwig is in 2012’s ‘Frances Ha’. Directed by her future partner...

“That’s fake news” are possibly the three most dangerous words strung together by any sitting President. It has the power to make cohorts...

Martin McDonagh has been in eyes of the Academy ever since his 2004 short film 'Six Shooter' won the Oscar for the best short film. He...

I pretty much have an opinion on every film I watch but often I don't stretch it out enough to make it 1000+ words. So in 2018, I want to...