Toxic Beauty. The ingredients in your makeup could kill you. Toxic Beauty is very much tip-of-the-iceberg stuff. Director Phyllis Ellis recognises this, and concentrates on two threads throughout. Firstly, a group of women affected by the Johnson & Johnson talc scandal. Secondly, medical student Mymy Nguyen’s decision to test herself for
Not Quite Adults (Tampoco Tan Grandes) opens with our lead Lola (Paula Reca) attempting to steal sunglasses from a convenience store. The film never explains why Lola does this, she does make another attempt later in on, and it’s not explained then either. In fact, it’s a plot point that
Shyamalan, Odenkirk, Funko Pop! - Weekly Round Up: There was a time, in the late 90s, when M Night Shyamalan was recognized as one of the most exciting new talents in film. He was an auteur, who seemingly had complete creative control and an interesting and unique voice. He blended
Dark, Almost Night: BRWC Raindance Review. By Matt Keay. Fairytales have been an integral part of our culture for centuries. Applied metaphorically, the model enabled preliterate civilisations to form their own literature, morphing into the cautionary tales we know them as in modern society. The tropes of these tales, (old
Anna: Review. By Halli Burton. It comes as no surprise that Dekel Berenson’s short film, Anna, is being developed into a feature. It’s full of promise and characters with backstories begging to be told. Take Anna for instance (played by Svetlana Alekseevna Barandich), a cuddly middle-aged single mum, who looks older
