Four Time Film School Dropout - Independent & arthouse film criticism

Lukas Gage on Rosebush Pruning, Loneliness, and Finding Humanity in Flawed Characters

Ahead of this week’s theatrical release of Rosebush Pruning, Film Festival, Four Time Film School Dropout spoke with actor Lukas […]

★★★☆☆ Tight Lettuce is a dramedy that captures the true story of a son documenting his father’s recovery while making

★★★½☆ Tunnels: Sun in the Dark is a dramatized war film that recreates, and uses fictional characters to tell, a

★★★½☆ Deep Quiet Room is a slow-burning drama that uses flashbacks not as a tool, but as a storytelling anchor,

★★★★☆ Yi-Shan Lee’s A Dance With Rainbows captures the underdog spirit of Rocky while combining it with the family drama

★★☆☆☆ John Brownell makes his directorial debut with Coin, a comedy that feels like a stoner comedy—without the stoners. It

★★★½☆ Mokya Shin makes his directorial debut with Easter, a hybrid documentary following Saekja, a pioneering transgender woman reclaiming erased

★★★½ Hijamat explores humility through family, religion, and sexuality, offering an insightful and deeply affecting look at modern religion and

Following the release of Mockbuster, Four Time Film School Dropout spoke with filmmaker Anthony Firth about documenting his experience making

★★★★★ Olivia Wilde’s latest directing effort, The Invite, is a drama that, much like people, masks its pain with humor