Movie Reviews

Set in the cruelty of the apartheid era of South Africa, APART tells a tale about innocence shattered between star-crossed friends. In belated Tribeca Festival reviews, I look into the animated short APART, directed by Pola Maneli. The short shares many…

Yet another Avatar story has struck the world. Nope, it’s not James Cameron‘s Avatar. Nope, it’s not Netflix’s season 2 of its live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender. It’s Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender as made by the original creators, Michael…

Fantasia International Film Festival is back in season! And it’s fruitful with highly anticipated titles like the buzzy Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. DivaGalsDaily writer Caroline Cao takes a look at the selection she’s looking forward to. Her fixation…

Does the sophomore season live-action remake of a classic kids’ cartoon rescue itself? It’s easy to understate the spell that Avatar: The Last Airbender, running on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008, had on the animation industry and its acolytes. It…

In 1984, Sharbat Gula‘s photograph became an object of international fascination and the Western gaze. But the photo did not translate into her safety and prosperity. Gula’s photograph gets a shout-out as “Nat Geo Afghan Girl” by a snooty white…

Matininó is not just a drama. It’s also not just a documentary. Director Gabriela Díaz Arp’s film is a creative blend of both, complete with vibrant colors, bizarre, dream-like scenery, and a real-life story of perseverance at its core.  The…

Horror can be a very predictable genre, so when a director hits it out of the park, their movie instantly earns a spot on my Halloween watchlist. But when the credits popped on screen after Recluse, I wasn’t sure if…

We’re in the era of the music biopic, undeniably supercharged by the great turnout for Michael. And if we’re talking about musicians whose songs have defined the culture, then surely Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the…

Ladies, pull out your favorite Ferragamos because the Devil is back in the office! The Devil Wears Prada 2 has officially landed on our desks, and we couldn’t wait to jump back into the glamorous world of Miranda Priestly and…

Blood, gore, Ghostface, and classic slasher suspense! Scream 7 delivers all the chilling, pulse-pounding elements that fans of the franchise have come to expect! Throughout the series, one question has always kept audiences guessing: who is behind the mask, what…