Brian Susbielles
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[FFF 2025] The Wedding Banquet Review – A Charming Updated Queer Rom-Com Remake
By Brian Susbielles Director Ang Lee made his name through the original version of The Wedding Banquet in 1993, a comedy of manners amongst Chinese traditions in New York, which was nominated for an Oscar. It remains a notable LGBTQ+… Continue reading
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Sinners Review – Ryan Coogler’s Scary Horror Film Draws In The Devil And His Demons
By Brian Susbielles In the 1930s, in Mississippi, there was a blues guitar player named Robert Johnson. Guitarists like Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and Bob Dylan cited Johnson as a major influence decades after his death, as Johnson did not… Continue reading
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The Penguin Lessons Review – This Film Has Enough Empathy Against It’s Dark Clouds
Steve Coogan has made plenty of films far from the days of Alan Partridge, where the entirety of TV personalities was lampooned and Coogan was among the top comedians in the UK. Now going into stories with a bit more… Continue reading
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Adolescence Review – This Is An Indictment On Youth Wasted On Subcultures
By Brian Susbielles This month has two opposites for Netflix releases. One is the complete waste of time that is The Electric State, and the other is this four-part gripping piece of television that delves into a poisonous subculture. Reading… Continue reading
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The Room Next Door Review- Almodovar’s Latest Is A Softer Blow To The Soul
By Brian Susbielles At last, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar has finally made his first feature film entirely in English. After two shorts, he’s made the accomplishment by going to his bread-and-butter, melodramas with multiple women that touch on loss, time,… Continue reading
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Los Frikis Review- The Lives of These People Are Full Of Hope Amidst Obvious Danger
by Brian Susbielles It’s the early 1990s and Cuba, once given a lot of aid by the communist alliance in the Soviet Union, is now under economic stagnation due to the Soviet collapse. The “Special Period,” as it was called,… Continue reading
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SCAD Film Festival (2024) Better Man Review- This Is An Unusual Biopic Portrayal Of A Little-Known Legend
by Brian Susbielles For many Americans, no one will have ever heard of the name Robbie Williams, a former member of the British boy band Take That who became a massively successful solo artist. The British response to New Kids… Continue reading
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SCAD Savannah Film Festival (2024) Seed Of The Sacred Fig Review- Sacred Fig Defies Constraints And Reflects On Iran’s Brutality
by Brian Susbielles Director Mohammad Rasoulof is just the latest Iranian director to face sanctions and flee from Iran’s continuous repression. Having been arrested in 2022 and banned from filmmaking, Rasoulof shot the movie in secret, acknowledged at the beginning… Continue reading
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My Old Ass Review- An Unusaul Time Traveler To Connect Our Younger Selves
By Brian Susbielles Upon turning eighteen years of age, we all become legal adults and prepare for life beyond home. We rebel from our parents and want to be more alone and with our friends, especially when it comes to… Continue reading
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Didi Review- A Generational Story On Late 2000s Teen Awkwardness
By Brian Susbielles Superbad. Lady Bird. Mid-90s. Eighth Grade. The trend of coming-of-age stories continues on with Sean Wang’s debut feature about 13-year-old Taiwanese-American boy Chris (Izaac Wang), also known as Wang-Wang, and his summer of 2008. He is having… Continue reading
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