By With Breaking, director Abi Damaris Corbin pulls a bit of a trick on you. With its cool color palette, handheld cinematography (courtesy of Doug Emmett, whose credits include Sorry to Bother You and The Edge of Seventeen) and gimmicks like…
Film Review – Breaking
Bank heists have long been a familiar premise in movies. However, in Breaking (2022) this set up takes a secondary role to more pressing matters. Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin (who also cowrites with Kwame Kwei-Armah), this examines the true-life tale of Brian Brown-Easley, a Marine war veteran who attempted to…
Film Review – Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday (2022) works better for what it stands for as opposed to the story it tells. Filipinos have long been entwined in all facets of American culture, including the arts. Yet when it comes to representation, they have mostly been ignored. Like many actors of…
Film Review – Breaking
Bank heists have long been a familiar premise in movies. However, in Breaking (2022) this set up takes a secondary role to more pressing matters. Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin (who also cowrites with Kwame Kwei-Armah), this examines the true-life tale of Brian Brown-Easley, a Marine war veteran who attempted to…
Film Review – Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday (2022) works better for what it stands for as opposed to the story it tells. Filipinos have long been entwined in all facets of American culture, including the arts. Yet when it comes to representation, they have mostly been ignored. Like many actors of…
