Author: Andrew Joseph Tanner
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‘Black as Night’: Juxtaposition of Anti-Blackness With Monstrosity
At first glance, Black as Night is a strange title choice for a film about vampirism in post-Katrina New Orleans. However, the title alludes to the world’s anti-black and colorist messages.
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Is A Transitional Film Honoring The Mantle and Impact
The nations of Wakanda and Talokan enter war over their opposing viewpoints on dealing with the destructive hearts of humankind on the surface world.
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‘Hatching’ – Social Media as the Modern Cardboard World
Hanna Bergholm’s ‘Hatching’ shows us that the modern version of the cardboard world trope is social media.
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‘Neon Gravity | Metaverse 7’ – MiamisFF Review
Neon Gravity is an assassin who realizes that her target, as well as her current reality, are not what they seem. This short film is a futuristic story that takes place in Downtown Miami.
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‘Overcast’ – MiamisFF Review
The makings of a great midseason filler episode that would connect in many different directions. This is a police drama filler with a guest director.
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‘INTERNET’ – MiamisFF Review
A man invents the internet with the help of an otherworldly force. But he soon learns that not all is what it seems. A delightful sequence of images for a delightful fictional story about what lies behind.
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‘prey’ – MiamisFF Review
The story of the loss of innocence of the young prey who has been maimed by the predator. *Trigger Warning, sexual abuse and assault is discussed in this short film.
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‘Meet Your Match’ – MiamisFF Review
“The most disrespected person in America is the Black Woman/the most unprotected person in America is the Black Woman,” Director Spivey Jr quotes. The quotes are absolutely true. Misogynoir is a devastating social ill that is not given the weight it is due.
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“The Black Phone” – The Ghost Story Cloaked In A Slasher Film
This is a movie that combines a ghost story, revenge tale, and serial killer obsession into a cinematic experience that uses your fears against you.
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“A Man Returned” – The Other Side of the Refugee Crisis
Alongside A Drowning Man, I Signed The Petition, 3 Logical Exits, and A World Not Ours, A Man Returned continues to paint a realistic portrait of the Refugee Crisis that eschews the Western gaze and stereotype. These are real portraits painted by a director with lived experience, cultural connection and an amazing eye for visuals.