Category : Film Festival
While Goomba Stomp and Sordid Cinema are relatively small publications, we have made great strides in gaining an increasing audience of readers due to our excellent festival coverage which includes well over thirty film festivals across the globe including TIFF, Toronto After Dark, Hot Docs, Cannes, Sundance, NYFF, Tribeca, Fantastic Fest, SXSW, FNC, Fantasia and so much more.
‘The Whistlers’ Updates Noir to the Age of Digital Surveillance
Whereas Arnaud Desplechin found his unique artistic vision smothered by the conventions of the police procedural in his middling Oh Mercy!, Romanian filmmaker Corneliu Porumboiu uses...
‘The Reason I Jump’ Furthers the Conversation Around Autism
Jerry Rothwell's adaptation of Naoki Higashida's novel uses non-verbal autism as a means of exploring the importance of communication and understanding in humanity....
‘Beyond Moving’ is an Inspiring Document of Artistic Perseverance
Vikram Dasgupta's "Beyond Moving" follows a young South African boy born into poverty who becomes a ballet star. It's utterly compelling and inspiring....
‘The Vast of Night’ Is a Thrilling Homage to ‘50s Sci-Fi
'The Vast of Night' draws from late-'50s science fiction and radio plays by leaving its thrills unseen and letting the audience create them instead....
Micro-Budget Horror ‘Dementer’ Can’t Unite its Two Diverging Strands
While deserving some credit for its representation of people with down's syndrome, Dementer completely fails to convince....
‘The Wanting Mare’ Leaves us Wanting More
While the completely fictional world creating in 'The Wanting Mare' is astonishingly rendered, its story leaves a lot to be desired....
‘Finding Sally’ Movingly Resurrects a Forgotten Activist
Tamara Dawit delves into the family lore surrounding her barely discussed aunt Sally, who joined a radical communist group to fight Ethiopia's corrupt military dictatorship....
‘This is Not a Movie’ Confronts a Black-and-White Narrative
This is Not a Movie highlights the gray areas in conflict, using experienced war reporter Robert Fisk to help paint a clearer picture....
Hot Docs 2020 Dispatch: ‘Softie’ and ‘Dope is Death’
Editor’s Note: Hot Docs was among the film festivals postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Goomba Stomp is reviewing select fest entries that elected to...
‘The Wretched’ Leans Heavily on its Inspirations
'The Wretched' has neat concepts and serviceable performances, but contains an all-too-familiar narrative that muddles its execution....
Ken Loach’s ‘Sorry We Missed You’ is a Searing Look at the Underclass
At first glance, Sorry We Missed You may appear to be merely a re-tread of Loach’s 2016 Palme d’Or winner; both films focus on the...
‘Sweet Thing’ is a Sad, Beautiful Family Affair
Tribeca Film Festival Critically-Acclaimed Indie Filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell is at the Peak of His Filmmaking Prowess Alexandre Rockwell was an acclaimed indie director of the...
‘Somebody Up There Likes Me,’ looks at the Life of Ron Wood
Tribeca Film Festival 2020 Oscar-Winning Director Mike Figgis Shines a Spotlight on Rolling Stones Guitarist It’s been quite a run the last couple of years...
‘Banksy Most Wanted’ is no ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’
Tribeca (Virtual) Film Festival Just over ten years ago saw the release of Exit Through the Gift Shop, one of the last decade’s wildest and...
’12 Hour Shift’ is a Bloody Delight
Tribeca Film Festival 2020 “Why would you bring this cousin of yours in on this when you now she would kill people and rat us...
‘True History of the Kelly Gang’ Examines a Criminal’s Upbringing
Justin Kurzel's latest film boasts a great supporting cast, and applies a gritty aesthetic to one of Australia's most renowned criminals....
Russia Was Everywhere at the 70th Berlinale
From on-the-ground docs to American stereotypes, both Russia in imagination and reality dominated the Berlinale....
Berlinale 2020: ‘Curveball’ Is Way Behind The Curve
Swerve this one...
Berlinale 2020: ‘The Roads Not Taken’ Is Absolutely Dreadful
This fictional trip to the dentist is more painful than an actual trip to the dentist...
Berlinale 2020: ‘The Woman Who Ran’ is a Delightfully Slippery Feminist Work
Gamhee (Kim Minhee) hasn’t been away from her husband for a single day in five years. We know this fact well because she repeats it...