Jonathan Vargas

Oct 1, 2024 | loudandclearreviews.com | Alise Chaffins |Clotilde Chinnici |Hayley Croke |Jonathan Vargas

HBO’s The Franchise is a delightfully funny and targeted satire that takes aim at superhero movies while leaving fans and creators largely unscathed.

Oct 1, 2024 | loudandclearreviews.com | Clotilde Chinnici |Hayley Croke |Jonathan Vargas |Claire Fulton

The Last of the Sea Women opens the audience’s eyes to a reality that many of us may not have been familiar with. Director: Sue KimGenre: DocumentaryRun Time: 87′World Premiere: September 8, 2024 at TIFFRelease Date: October 11, 2024Where to watch: on Apple TV+“Being a haenyeo is a calling. Haenyeos are the guardians of the sea,” one of the characters explains at the beginning of The Last of the Sea Women.

Oct 1, 2024 | loudandclearreviews.com | Hayley Croke |Jonathan Vargas |Claire Fulton |Serena Seghedoni

Albert Serra’s Afternoons of Solitude, an unflinching look at bullfighting star Andrés Roca Rey, is the most brutal and poetic documentary of the year thus far. Trigger Warning: This review of the film Afternoons of Solitude contains conversations about and descriptions of graphic animal cruelty, which may trigger some readers.

Oct 1, 2024 | loudandclearreviews.com | Jonathan Vargas |Hayley Croke |Claire Fulton |Serena Seghedoni

In Season 3 of Heartstopper, the show’s darkest yet, the LGBTQ+ relationships that we’ve grown to love evolve as the characters grow up. Creator: Alice OsemanDirector: Andy NewberyGenre: Coming of Age, Romance, Teen DramaNumber of Episodes: 8Season 3 Release Date: October 3, 2024Where to watch: globally on NetflixHeartstopper has been immensely successful since its release in 2022.

Sep 12, 2024 | loudandclearreviews.com | Daniel Allen |Isabella Liistro |Jonathan Vargas |Serena Seghedoni

Daughter’s Daughter struggles in emotionally conveying its themes of motherhood but is carried by Sylvia Chang’s strong performance. Writer-director: Huang XiGenre: DramaRun Time: 126′Original Title: 女兒的女兒TIFF Screening: September , 2024U.S. Release Date: TBAU.K. Release Date: TBADaughter’s Daughter, the sophomore feature from Taiwanese writer-director Huang Xi, begins in the winter of 2018.