Not So ‘Brand New’ Cherry Flavor
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.

A family drama
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.
Rip Tide is a coming-of-age film that teaches viewers about finding yourself and reconnecting with surroundings.
A sweet slice-of-life anime that visualizes all the ways we creatively hide our vulnerabilities from the world.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.
I was able to sit down and talk with the director of the short film Dog Lover Anne-Sophie Bine as she discussed and how she came to be in film.