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A dazzling, devastating feature debut. TWITTER Shatara Michelle Ford's film follows a Black woman and her white boyfriend in the aftermath of her rape. In Shatara Michelle Ford’s experimental thriller Test Pattern, light and dark are intertwined. The film is a staggeringly impressive debut, blending color, sound and story to create an intricate emotional tapestry. It begins in the moment before a sexual assault occurs. We meet our main character as she is barely conscious, the glass of water in her hands tipping toward the floor. The screen glows red, letting us know that we are in for s...

Synchronic: 2½ SUPERNOVA: Two top-notch performances and a spare but highly emotional script meld beautifully in this movie. There are tears to come, but even more so a feeling of satisfaction because, as you’ll realize along the way, you’re watching a special film. It’s witty, mature, moving and all about friendship. Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play long-time lovers who go on a road trip to the Lakes District in the north of England to relive some old times. They’re both artistic. Firth is a pianist. Tucci is a novelist, but terrified of the early onset dementia developing in him....

You can stream Test Pattern via The Grand Illusion’s virtual screening room starting Feb. 19.

Review: In ‘Test Pattern,’ a night out in Austin becomes a nightmare. The day after isn’t much better. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune © Amy Sussman/Getty Images North America/TNS Brittany S. Hall attends the grand opening of the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Anita May Rosenstein Campus on April 07, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. By contrasting two different nights out in Austin, writer-director Shatara Michelle Ford is doing something so canny in her debut indie feature “Test Pattern.” Drinks and dancing one night lead to a sweetly awkward meeting between the film’s m...

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