Fatherhood Under Siege: Sacrifice and Systemic Failure in My Father’s Shadow

Contains spoilers Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow stands as one of the most commanding directorial debuts in recent memory. While the film only follows two children spending a rare day with their absent father in Lagos, it gradually presents a much deeper, more soul-stirring exploration of Nigerian parenthood. What begins as a simple family […]

Half-Seen Life: A Review of Edward Yang’s “Yi Yi”

With the re-release of Edward Yang’s “Yi Yi” in 4k, I wanted to revisit the film. I say with confidence that it is one of the greatest films ever made. It has never left my four favourites. Every time I watch it, I find something new in it. I look at myself, the world, and […]

Blue Moon Review-living in the past never felt so good ★★★★★

Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke are back once again, this time going back in time to the opening night of Oklahoma. Lorenzo Hart, played incredibly by Ethan Hawke, is a struggling alcoholic. Where he is talented with music, he destroys with his drinking. His musical partner Richard Rogers, played by Andrew Scott, is relishing his […]