Month: January 2021
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Review: ‘Sylvie’s Love’ is Beautiful in its Simplicity
Originally posted January 6, 2021 In a year full of fear, uncertainty, and tragedy, romantics have had little to celebrate, and so the timeless love story depicted in Sylvie’s Love, (released December 23) rounded out the year with a hopefulness 2020 rarely delivered. Minor spoilers ahead! The year is 1957, and newly-engaged Sylvie (Tessa Thompson) is…
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Staff Picks: Christmas 2020 Edition
Originally posted December 24, 2020 Every year- and especially in times like these- we rely on three main things to really get us into the holiday spirit: family, music, and film. This year, in light of the pandemic and the inability to gather with our loved ones, a few of our staff members reviewed their…
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A Lesson in Self-Fulfillment: An Incluvie Film Festival Review of ‘My Only Wish’
Originally posted December 14, 2020 Complex relationships between mothers and daughters are far from a new concept, whether the strain comes from abandonment, beliefs, or trauma. In My Only Wish, an Incluvie Film Festival submission, Brenda Gutierrez’s take on her character’s maternal divide comes in the form of abandonment. Young Ashley (Giselle Gutierrez) appears to have been…