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![Ascension [2021]: ‘Tribeca’ Review – An impressionistic look at the tendrils of Capitalism in all levels of social operation in China](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ascension-Tribeca-highonfilms-1-768x432.png)
China is a nation that defies definition – a communist nation that also creates a wealth disparity befitting that of…
![Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story [2021]: ‘Tribeca’ Review – The unapologetic life of a writer](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lady-Boss-The-Jackie-Collins-Story-1-highonfilms-768x432.png)
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story Review: “She spoke rapidly, gesticulating wildly, making faces to emphasize a point. Christ! He…
A film has no gender; it’s either good or bad. Hence, its creator should not be judged by their gender…
Road movies are difficult to tabulate. More so because they mirror the styles of various popular genres like comedy (It’s…
![Who Will Start Another Fire [2021] Review: A Mixed Bag with Powerful Surprises And Incredible Messaging](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/NotBlackEnough-768x432.jpg)
Anthology films have an added edge over fictional features. That is, the running time never serves as a burden for…
![Kalsubai [2021]: ‘Short Film’ Review – Examining a feminist mythos](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/kalsubai-768x754.jpg)
The movement and transition achieved in Yudhajit Basu’s short documentary Kalsubai occur in nimble ways. The voice of a woman…
![Dear Comrades! [2021] Review: A gripping tale about the two days of the Novocherkassk massacre](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dear-Comrades-2-highonfilms-768x512.jpg)
Dear Comrades! Review: “Even now no one knows where the dead are buried,” wrote David Remnick in December 1990 for…
![Wojnarowicz [2021] Review – A bang-up film covering an artist, his sexuality, and an epidemic with archival footage](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Wojnarowicz-3-highonfilms-768x432.jpg)
“I’m not gonna be polite. And f**k these people! I want it [my art] to be courageous; there’s no expression…
2020 will be remembered as the year where we never went to the movies. Plagued by the Cornovirus threat, the…