Women Do Cry is about a woman who tests positive for HIV in a Bulgarian culture that treats those with the virus as lepers.
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SXSW Film Review: Horror-Thriller ‘Soft & Quiet’
Soft & Quiet is about women taking initiative to form a hate group which seeks to bond in word and deed.
Read More »SXSW Movie Review: ‘Emergency’ Walks the Thriller/Comedy Tightrope
'Emergency' successfully walks the line between thriller and comedy. It's both a scary and a fun experience.
Read More »SXSW Film Review: ‘Master,’ a Memorable Thriller with Twists
In 'Master,' a thriller at SXSW, three Black women look for success at an elite university and end up fighting more than they bargained for.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: Rebecca Hall’s Adaptation of Nella Larsen’s ‘Passing,’ Starring Ruth Negga
'Passing' explores the difficult subject of Blacks passing as white via a story of fraught friendships and marriages.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: Jane Campion’s Adaptation of Frank Savage’s ‘The Power of the Dog,’ Starring Benedict Cumberbatch
Campion's storytelling conveys darkness and foreboding that thrills until the end, with great performances by Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Juliette Binoche on Her New Film ‘Who You Think I Am’
Juliette Binoche talks about why some people find the transition to 50 so difficult and what we can take away from her new film.
Read More »HCFF Film Review: ‘Last Night in Rozzie’ – Trauma that Won’t Let Go
A phone call from a dying boyhood friend begins a journey which leads to regret and trauma in "Last Night in Rozzie".
Read More »Film Review: The Surreal ‘Un Ange’
Koen Mortier's film is an intriguing last train stop in a woulda been, coulda been relationship.
Read More »Film Review: ‘No Ordinary Love’
Writer/director Chyna Robinson's feature debut is a stunning indictment of spousal abuse.
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