Neal O’Bryan founded Workshed Animation, which specializes in stop-motion horror shorts and features, with longtime collaborator and childhood friend Chad Thurman in 2019.
Category: Film
Review: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
The unforgettable documentary demonstrates realism and emotion, while never going too far down the rabbit hole of sadness, finding the light in Fox’s life as well.
Review: Tantura
The film focuses on Tantura but studies a broader cultural phenomenon where cruelty is rationalized or forgotten over time.
Review: What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?
It’s is long overdue vindication for the band, about whom Donn Cambern, director of the ill-fated concert film, succinctly states, “They really got screwed.”
Review: Love Again
It’s got a Hallmark-level plot, and in other hands, perhaps the movie could be a little charming.
Review: The Mother
If you’re looking for wit or charm or invention or frills, you should probably skip it. But if you want to see Jennifer Lopez bloodily take apart a bunch of bad guys in the name of maternal love—well, The Mother will take care of you.
Review: Waiting for the Light to Change
DePaul alumna Linh Tran’s feature debut considers the liminal period in a person’s life that is their early 20s, when the future is seemingly far ahead but still so near.
Review: Peter Pan & Wendy
Peter Pan & Wendy is a puzzlingly bland take on one of the liveliest children’s stories of all time.
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
While better than most recent Marvel or DC films, it definitely lacks the fun, buddy-film aspects and sincere relationships of the original in lieu of an exhausting mission-based story.
Review: Alam
Writer/director Firas Khoury’s Alam is an affecting and effective film firmly fixated on contradictions and how we navigate them to create a sense of self.
Review: Everything Went Fine
If ever there was a case to be made for not being a parent’s favorite child, Everything Went Fine makes it.
Review: Judy Blume Forever
This documentary is a timely look at Blume’s literary contributions, which primarily center on approaching young adult readers with a caring yet candid view of the world around them.
Review: Polite Society
Nida Manzoor is out to smash far more than a wedding in the action-packed, deeply feminist satire Polite Society.
Review: R.M.N.
The film’s rejection of bigotry is undermined by its own uncomfortable assumptions about whose story is worth telling and who gets to represent the community.