AFI 2020 Archives - The Playlist

‘My Little Sister’ Is A Precarious Performance Piece On The Fleeting Nature Of Life’s Preciousness [AFI Review]

October 23, 2020 3:42 pm

Opening with notes audibly resembling a heartbeat monitor, before swaying into a diegetic sonata, this year’s Swiss Oscar entry “My Little Sister,” chillingly captures the frightening feeling of sitting beside...

‘She Paradise’ Is A Love Letter To The Autonomy of Young Women [AFI Review]

Robert Daniels

October 23, 2020 12:27 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

So far, between Kelly Oxford’s “Pink Skies Ahead” and Angel Kristi Williams’ “Really Love,” AFI Fest has delivered some incredible first-features from directors. Maya Cozier’s “She Paradise” is the newest addi...

‘My Psychedelic Love Story’: Errol Morris’ Latest Doc Is A Trippy Romance With A Dash Of Conspiracy [AFI Review]

Andrew Bundy

October 22, 2020 2:18 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

From “The Fog of War” to "Tabloid", to "Mr. Death," and "American Dharma," there are a few good reasons why many hail Errol Morris as the master of the one-on-one interview doc. Morris knows that the deepest s...

‘Uncle Frank’ Features An Oustanding Cast In A Film That Sadly Lacks Subtext Or Subtlety [AFI Review]

Andrew Bundy

October 19, 2020 12:26 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

When you are belittled and threatened for being who you are at a developmental crossroads, it very well may affect your sense of belonging for the rest of your life. When you feel unsafe simply because of who ...

‘Pink Skies Ahead’: Kelly Oxford’s Debut Is Charming And Irresistible [AFI Review]

Robert Daniels

October 19, 2020 10:05 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

The blue-haired Winona (Jessica Barden), while driving, vents to an unseen man about living with her parents. She fumes, “I want to stick a fork into an electrical socket every minute that I’m there.” A recent...

‘I’m Your Woman’: Rachel Brosnahan Is Staggering In Julia Hart’s Wickedly Entertaining Thriller [AFI Review]

Robert Daniels

October 16, 2020 10:40 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Adorned with sunglasses and in a pink fur-trimmed robe, Jean (Rachel Brosnahan) sits reclined on her patio chair as she sips champagne. Bobbie Gentry’s “I Wouldn’t Be Surprised" — one of the film’s many soulfu...

Rachel Brosnahan’s ‘I’m Your Woman’ To Kick Off The All-Digital 2020 AFI Film Festival

Charles Barfield

September 14, 2020 1:38 pm

Festivals, News

Fall Film Festival Season is in full swing. Well, sort of. Venice kicked off the festivities with a mixture of in-person screenings and digital presentations, while TIFF is continuing that trend currently. And...

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