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Dave Giannini

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My Father's Shadow (2025) 98% A EDIT “Terms like "one to watch" are thrown around by critics constantly, but Akinola Davies Jr. is truly gifted and in need of immediate notice.” – InSession Film Feb 11, 2026 Full Review Viva Verdi! (2024) 100% A- EDIT “Watching them sing their hearts out, either by themselves or in passing their gift to others, makes us all just a little bit lighter and filled with just a bit more joy. Viva Verdi!, indeed!” – InSession Film Feb 8, 2026 Full Review A Private Life (2025) 81% B EDIT “given that we are allowed to watch Jodie Foster, one of our great actors, traverse these bends in the road makes the film easily worth every minute of its runtime.” – InSession Film Feb 8, 2026 Full Review How to Divorce During the War (2026) 100% 7/10 EDIT “How to Divorce During the War may not be perfectly gratifying, but sometimes even having one great scene (and several good moments) is enough to keep the film afloat and make for an easy recommendation for those who can deal with a stylistic challenge” – Geek Vibes Nation Feb 6, 2026 Full Review Joybubbles (2026) 82% 7.5/10 EDIT “Joybubbles manages to be about many subjects, but they are all housed in one, that being the man that it is based on. If all of us had a little of his openness and childlike exuberance, the world would be a much better place, indeed.” – Geek Vibes Nation Feb 1, 2026 Full Review Ghost in the Machine (2026) 83% 6/10 EDIT “Ghost in the Machine is mostly effective but feels incomplete. Not that many of us know what is next, but there does not seem to be a call to action to close the film. ” – Geek Vibes Nation Feb 1, 2026 Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 83% B EDIT “Sure, it could use a streamlined story and move quicker in some moments, but having Gore Verbinksi back to create audacious images on screen is a net positive for all of us.” – InSession Film Jan 28, 2026 Full Review Barbara Forever (2026) 100% 8.5/10 EDIT “Barbara Forever is a necessary documentary even now, in the way it shows lesbian relationships with zero concern for the male eye or entertainment.” – Geek Vibes Nation Jan 28, 2026 Full Review Birds of War (2026) 10/10 EDIT “Birds of War may seem like an unapproachable, highly dramatic story that will make it difficult to connect, given our very different lives. However, there is enough eerie similarity between their world and ours to easily lock in with their story.” – Geek Vibes Nation Jan 27, 2026 Full Review TheyDream (2026) 8.5/10 EDIT “TheyDream, if nothing else, offers us a look deep into one story that matters, one like our own, despite our many differences. Despite all of our personal imperfections, we can find, through memory, our own liberation.” – Geek Vibes Nation Jan 24, 2026 Full Review The Oldest Person in the World (2026) 76% 7.5/10 EDIT “When faced with impending death, it must be remembered that life is nothing if not full of promise and value. These folks may have lived for a century, but we never know when our time is up. Every moment matters. ” – Geek Vibes Nation Jan 23, 2026 Full Review Everybody To Kenmure Street (2026) 100% 8/10 EDIT “Given recent events in the United States, this film could not be more topical to show the importance of building community, not only for enrichment, but sadly to protect one another from the impending harm of overreaching governmental agencies.” – Geek Vibes Nation Jan 23, 2026 Full Review Shuffle (2025) 100% 9/10 EDIT “Addiction robs us of many wonderful human beings. Something must change, and Benjamin Flaherty has done admirable work bringing that humanity to the forefront in Shuffle. ” – Geek Vibes Nation Jan 15, 2026 Full Review Cover-Up (2025) 98% 9/10 EDIT “Cover-Up is both a reminder and a warning. Even if we would like to think that we have grown past the atrocities of the past, it is clear that this is a pattern of behavior by our nation.” – Geek Vibes Nation Dec 18, 2025 Full Review Goodbye June (2025) 65% 6/10 EDIT “Thanks to the director and the team of tremendous actors she has gathered, despite its faults, it is still easy to recommend Goodbye June.” – Geek Vibes Nation Dec 18, 2025 Full Review Peaches Goes Bananas (2024) 5.5/10 EDIT “Peaches Goes Bananas was a real opportunity for the genuine woman to be allowed to be viewed. Sadly, there are no guarantees in documentaries. Losier cannot simply write an arc for real people, no matter how much we wish it were so.” – Geek Vibes Nation Dec 11, 2025 Full Review Cactus Pears (2025) 97% 8.5/10 EDIT “Cactus Pears, much like its namesake, is worth the time and effort. Slowly working its way into our hearts, this story, which at first seems distant, slow, and not of our particular place, becomes simply human and connected.” – Geek Vibes Nation Nov 21, 2025 Full Review Come See Me in the Good Light (2025) 100% A EDIT “You cannot speak about Come See Me In the Good Light without being awestruck by the power of love and connection. Yes, there is pain and struggle, but all that means is that we are still alive and fighting.” – InSession Film Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Brooklyn (2015) 97% A EDIT “In short, Brooklyn is one of the very best films of the past decade and worth looking back on.” – InSession Film Nov 8, 2025 Full Review I'm Not Everything I Want to Be (2024) 100% B+ EDIT “It is rare when, within a well understood genre, we see something that simply feels new.” – InSession Film Nov 8, 2025 Full Review Nouvelle Vague (2025) 92% 8/10 EDIT “The film manages to inform us of a little history, but more importantly, it is a pleasant, almost relaxing few hours with some true heroes of film.” – Geek Vibes Nation Nov 7, 2025 Full Review River of Grass (2025) 100% B+ EDIT “River of Grass is both a travelogue and a call to action. Especially given our current political climate (one in which our planet is taking a terrifying back seat), its message could not be more important.” – InSession Film Nov 3, 2025 Full Review Séance (2024) 100% B EDIT “Vivian Kerr, paired with her lead actress, Scottie Thompson, manage to craft a portrait of imperfection that seems to beg for analysis.” – InSession Film Nov 3, 2025 Full Review There Was, There Was Not (2024) 100% 8.5/10 EDIT “The film truly does show us the meaning behind “there was, there was not.” The stories that we tell are not just enjoyable; they are necessary.” – Geek Vibes Nation Nov 1, 2025 Full Review All That's Left of You (2025) 100% 8.5/10 EDIT “It is about family, connection, and hopefully, finally, a reach towards healing.” – Geek Vibes Nation Oct 31, 2025 Full Review
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