Troy Kotsur – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

PRIMATE – Review by T.J. Callahan

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 T. J. Callahan Johannes Roberts, Primate, Troy Kotsur

Primate is exactly what you think it is…a C grade movie with B plus violence. This is January, the month of mediocre movies and director Johannes Roberts lowers himself to the occasion. In classic horror movie antics, no one turns the lights on in the home when they are hunting for the evil in the dark. And the father is deaf so he can’t hear the screaming when he returns home. These kinds of movies are best to see in a theater with a full house. The audience makes the low brow lunacy fun, otherwise it’s just maniacal monkeyshines.

Reviews

BLACK RABBIT – Review by Susan Granger

September 23, 2025September 28, 2025 Susan Granger Amaka Okafor, Black Rabbit, jason bateman, jude law, Kate Susman, miniseries, netflix, Odessa Young, Troy Kotsur, Zach Baylin

Creators Zach Baylin and Kate Susman skirt in and out of the criminal underworld, never fully committing to an urban crime drama. While actor/director Jason Bateman was able to artfully juggle financial disaster, family crises and ethical/moral dilemmas for four seasons of Ozark, it doesn’t work here. You just don’t care about the miserably dysfunctional, co-dependent brothers or their stumbling subplots.

Festivals Reviews

MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE (SXSW 2025) – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

March 15, 2025March 19, 2025 Valerie Kalfrin aaron sorkin, Children of a Lesser God, documentary, Henry Winkler, Marlee Matlin, Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore, Oscar Best Actress, Randa Haines, Sara Newens, Shoshannah Stern, Sian Heder, SXSW 2025, Troy Kotsur, William Hurt

In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first deaf performer to win an Oscar, earning the Best Actress award for Children of a Lesser God. For more than three decades, she was the only deaf actor to win an Oscar—and in navigating Hollywood, she often felt alone. The documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is a revealing and introspective look at this groundbreaking performer but also an insightful one, conveying its interviews and revelations through how Matlin experiences life: with visuals, sign language, and captioning.