Oris Aigbokhaevbolo - The Film Verdict

The Last Ride of the Wolves

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 3, 2022 | Festivals, Rotterdam |

Alberto De Michele artfully deglamorises the gangster film, constructing instead two interlaced stories around a man’s complex relationship with his father and the latter’s plans for one last heist.

Freda

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 1, 2022 | Festivals, Rotterdam, Spotlight |

Gessica Geneus’s debut feature is a superb meditation on sisterhood, motherhood, and what it means to love a failing nation.

Met Mes

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Jan 28, 2022 | Festivals, Rotterdam |

A little lie to the police threatens to change a teenager’s life in Sam De Jong’s insightful and sometimes distractingly overdriven film.

Daryn’s Gym

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Jan 27, 2022 | Festivals, Rotterdam |

Brett Michael Innes’ third film, set mostly at a gym in Johannesburg, goes down easy and would be fun for the family—as long as you keep the kids away.

Neptune Frost

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Jan 26, 2022 | Cannes, Festivals, London, Spotlight, Sundance, Toronto |

This frequently perplexing sci-fi musical has a lot to say about the politics of race, but its true triumph is its music and gorgeous visuals.

Author: Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

The Last Ride of the Wolves

Freda

Met Mes

Daryn’s Gym

Neptune Frost