Movie Reviews

PARLEMENT-A POLITICAL COMEDY SERIES STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON TOPIC

March 18, 2021 RGN staff

*Streaming Exclusively on TOPIC – Premieres March 18, 2021* Reviewed by Ishrat Jahaiara Quazi -A naive intern lost on his first day of work, a parliament full of members ensuing the utmost chaos, all while Britain’s trying to leave the European Union. Parlement presents you with the European Union in a comedic setting as everything […]

HERB STRATFORD’S DOCUMENTARY GUSTAV STICKLEY: AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN

March 17, 2021 RGN staff

Reviewed by Ishratj Quazi -Herb Stratford’s Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman introduces the life and works of the designer who was famous during the Arts & Crafts movement at the turn of the 20th century. Now Playing in Virtual Cinemas Across North America! This documentary goes into the history of what made Gustav Stickley and his work revolutionary […]

KOSHIEN JAPAN’S FIELD OF DREAMS

March 13, 2021 RGN staff

Reviewed by Ishrat Jahaiara Quazi– Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s Koshien follows a high school baseball team as they try to win Japan’s national high school baseball championship(Koshien) through a lens of the historical and cultural context of baseball’s existence in Japan. As Japan celebrated its 100th Koshien tournament in 2018, the 2021 documentary begins with introducing Yokohama […]

Movie Reviews

SHAHRBANOO SADAT’S “THE ORPHANAGE” BRINGS HOPE THROUGH IMAGINATION AND SONGS

March 1, 2021 RGN staff

THE ORPHANAGE is a Follow-up to Sadat’s WOLF AND SHEEP – The First Afghan Film made by Female Director and Winner at Cannes 1844 Entertainment releases THE ORPHANAGE (Parwareshgah), via VOD platform Amazon Prime beginning March 2, 2021. Reviewed by Ishrat Jahaiara Quazi: Shahrbanoo Sadat writes a sequel to the Wolf and Sheep film series. She also directs the sequel called The Orphanage. The movie […]

“TEST PATTERN” WILL THE RELATIONSHIP SURVIVE?

February 26, 2021 RGN staff

The powerful debut exploring gender, race, and consent In Virtual Cinemas Through Kino Marquee Reviewed by Ishrat Jahaiara Quazi : (Content warning: talks about rape) Shatara Michelle Ford debuts her first feature film with Test Pattern which tells the story of how a Black woman and a white man in a relationship handle the situation […]

THE HITCHCOCKIAN EROTIC THRILLER “X” AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL

February 17, 2021 RGN staff

Queer Camp Melodrama Available on Most Digital Platforms & DVD Reviewed by Ishrat Jahaiara Quazi: Scott J. Ramsey makes his debut with the movie ‘X’ and creates a world where no fantasy is too obscene unless you’re Christian King. ‘X’ is unique in its production process as they highlight that their team mostly consists of queer women and queer people on-screen and […]

“RAGE” A REVENGE THRILLER PREMIERES FEBRUARY 23RD

February 8, 2021 RGN staff

Reviewed by Ishrat Jahaiara Quazi : Trigger warning: mentions rape and assault.“RAGE” was a hard watch. This is the first movie I’ve watched by Director John Balazs and I have to say that the movie stays true to the blending of genres of home invasion, affairs, and revenge. That’s why it’s called a thriller because […]

FINDING YOURSELF THROUGH ART “DRAW WITH ME” AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 9TH

January 21, 2021 RGN staff

Jennifer Lopez and Trans Nibbling Star in Doc Short as Official Oscar Entry for Doc Short Runs Theatrically Jan. 12th Through Feb. 9th Reviewed by Me’Chele Sevanesian-In 2013 Jennifer Lopez announced she was producing a show that would highlight real-life issues based around a fictional family who are all adopted.“The Fosters” then became one of […]

IN ‘MY LITTLE SISTER’ FAMILY COMES FIRST

January 15, 2021 RGN staff

A ONCE SUCCESSFUL PLAYWRIGHT SACRIFICES HER LIFE/CAREERFOR HER DYING BROTHER IN SWITZERLAND’SOFFICIAL OSCAR® ENTRY FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM VIA VIRTUAL CINEMA ON JANUARY 15, 2021 Reviewed by Me’Chele Sevanesian: I want to talk about this movie forever, and I mean that with every dramatized syllable in the words that make up this sentence. This was […]

IN ‘AMERICAN SKIN’ JUSTICE IS FINALLY ON TRIAL

January 14, 2021 RGN staff

AMERICAN SKIN releases January 15, 2021, on Digital Platforms Reviewed by Thyronne Millaud-Director/Writer/Actor Nate Parker’s timely follow-up to his 2013 socially conscious THE BIRTH OF A NATION is the tense, timely thoughtful piece, AMERICA SKIN. Although both films are edgy instruments Parker uses to focus a magnifying glass on issues of racism and identity, which are exponentially […]