Articles by Laura Di Girolamo

Foxy

Directed by Trista Suke and Ellis Poleyko

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2018

Foxy, a bubbly, optimistic film by young filmmakers Trista Suke and Ellis Poleyko, uses a blend of documentary and fictionalized memoir to...

Roller Dreams

Directed by Kate Hickey

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2018

Roller Dreams sneaks in a darker message underneath a veneer of candy-coloured '80s workout gear and breezy Californian nostalgia. It break...

'Santa Clarita Diet' Is Hungry to Ramp Up Suburban Drama in Season Two

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2018

When Santa Clarita Diet premiered on Netflix in February 2017, it brought sly, satirical humour to the zombie genre, paired with jaw-droppi...

Red Sparrow

Directed by Francis Lawrence

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2018

Red Sparrow, a serviceable spy thriller, makes the most of Jennifer Lawrence's icy-yet-evocative stare in a performance that carries much o...

Another Wolfcop

Directed by Lowell Dean

PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2017

The first Wolfcop was a refreshingly unique and charmingly lowbrow indie Canadian horror comedy, an instant cult hit that appealed to the m...

CUFF.Docs: The Power of Glove

Directed by Andrew Austin and Adam Ward

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2017

Andrew Austin and Adam Ward's The Power of Glove tells the story of gaming's most beloved disaster: the Power Glove.   The notorious Ninten...

The Snowman

Directed by Tomas Alfredson

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2017

The Snowman fails on a number of fundamental levels. It's an ineffective mystery; its pacing is too slow, interesting nuggets of informatio...

Tragedy Girls

Directed by Tyler MacIntyre

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2017

A delightful, sarcastic, endearingly fucked-up story of friendship and murder, Tragedy Girls is actually quite sweet when you get down to i...