In Them That Follow, filmmakers Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage consider life in an Appalachian Pentecostal snake-handling community. The film focuses on Mara, the daughter of Pastor Lemuel, as she grapples with the effects of her unexpected pregnancy.  After discovering her pregnancy, Mara struggles to keep it a secret as she accepts an arranged … Continue reading Them That Follow Review →

A remake of the Danish film of the same title, After the Wedding is a film overflowing with drama. Starring Michelle Williams as Isabel, a worker at an orphanage in India, and Julianne Moore as Theresa, a multimillionaire technology entrepreneur, the film intends to examine their relationship as they discover surprising connections between them. In … Continue reading After the Wedding Review →

Cold Case Hammarskjold documents the mysterious death in 1961 of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. Mads Brugger, a Danish filmmaker, takes the audience a documentary journey as he investigates Hammarskjold’s death. What begins as an examination into a possible assassination, compellingly derails into an investigation into a secret white supremacist military operation based in South … Continue reading Cold Case Hammarskjold Review →

Late Night had me at Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling. It’s a comedy that fits into the “ha ha  hmm. . .” style of comedy to use the words of Leslie Knope. Thompson plays Katherine Newbury, a late-night talk show host set in her ways who is forced with the realization that she has a … Continue reading Late Night Review →

Where to begin with this film? Sister Aimee is inspired by the sudden disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1926, and that’s about where the historical accuracy ends. The film is honest about its historicity as the title card includes that it’s 5 1/2% accurate.  Sister Aimee opens with Aimee onstage attempting to perform … Continue reading Sister Aimee Review →