As someone who has a rule to avoid all previews in theaters and all forms of online advertising, the promotion for the new thriller UNSANE did get past my stubborn policies in a unique way. Slipping through my social media interactions, I discovered that not only has legendary filmmaker Steven Soderbergh returned with another feature […]
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SXSW 2018 Review: Unfriended: Dark Web
No singular being falls victim to the “unfollow” button on Facebook here, which removes you from your mildly-healthy relationships digitally and in reality. Dark Web doesn’t bother to attempt to continue the narrative of Laura Barnes and whatever group of alpha-males and insecure prom queens she’ll go onto haunt next, it instead focuses on the […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: Meet the team behind SCIENCE FAIR!
“Science Fair follows nine students and one mentor on their journey to the International Science & Engineering Fair, or ISEF, which is like the Olympics of science fairs.” Directors Cristina Costantini & Darren Foster on SCIENCE FAIR which screens at SxSW 2018. Congratulations on your film playing in Austin at SxSW this year! Is your […]
Tomb Raider Review: Is Hollywood Running Out Of Ideas?
It is official, Hollywood is running out of ideas in a bad way. It looks like the sky is raining remakes on weekly basis and most of them are not even worth the time. This effort is not as bad as The Mummy but it is largely familiar. There are a few good moments here […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: FROM ALL CORNERS producer Yuko Shiomaki
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is a story of an artist who thinks dumped cardboard is precious and making wallets from them.” Producer Yuko Shiomaki, a SxSW regular whose new movie FROM ALL CORNERS is showing at SxSW 2018 Conference & Festivals. I hear you are back at SxSW this year! Tell […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY director Steve Sullivan
“Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story is a documentary about the maverick Manchester comedian and showbiz superstar in the papier-mâché head, Frank Sidebottom and the real life of his creator, the mysterious and rarely seen artist and singer/songwriter Chris Sievey. It’s a very strange, hilarious and moving tale and it’s all true. You couldn’t […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: WILD HONEY PIE! — Director Jamie Adams
“Wild Honey Pie! Is an original relationship comedy starring the incredible Jemima Kirke! It’s that Seven Year Itch moment in our heroes marriage and being of the Millenials persuasion they itch til the relationship bleeds!” Director Jamie Adams on WILD HONEY PIE! Screening at SxSW 2018 Film. I hear you are back at SxSW this […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: FROM ALL CORNERS producer Yuko Shiomaki
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is a story of an artist who thinks dumped cardboard is precious and making wallets from them.” Producer Yuko Shiomaki, a SxSW regular whose new movie FROM ALL CORNERS is showing at SxSW 2018 Conference & Festivals. I hear you are back at SxSW this year! Tell […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: A Little Wisdom director Yuqi Kang
“My film explores how children view the world and find happiness through simple life and the power of their imagination. The story takes place inside a century-old Buddhist monastery in Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of Buddha. We follow the daily routine of the youngest novice Hopakuli, and his older brother Chorten, both left by their […]
The Strangers: Prey at Night – More Blood, Less Brains
It was really a matter of time. We are getting a sequel to every successful horror movie ever made these days and that is because we are living in the era of the horror genre. A well made scary movie makes a lot of money and draws a lot of crowds and the production companies […]
GAME NIGHT: The Funniest Movie of 2018 (So far, anyway…)
As is per tradition of this movie lover, I tend to avoid as many previews and ahead of the release reviews of movies as I want to sit down in the theater with my gigantic bag of buttered popcorn and discover every new movie with fresh eyes. So I walk into GAME NIGHT with just […]
‘First They Killed My Father’ Review: Angelina Jolie’s Labour of Love is Difficult, but Necessary
Angelina Jolie’s First They Killed My Father is clearly a labour of love and a deeply personal project for her (her adopted son, Maddox, is from Cambodia and served as an executive producer). She has been outspoken in her obligation to use her fame to shed a light on this dark part of Cambodia’s history […]
TIFF 2017: ‘Indian Horse’ Review
Indian Horse tells the story of a boy who’s taken away from his family and thrown into a residential school. He experiences unimaginable horrors in his early years and it’s not until he finds the game of hockey that his life starts to change. Directed by Stephen Campanelli Indian Horse is an honest look at […]
TIFF 2017: ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ Review
Craig S. Zahler is back with his first film since the phenomenal Western Bone Tomahawk and man did he knock it out of the park. Brawl in Cell Block 99 follows Bradley (not Brad) who’s played by longtime comedic actor Vince Vaughn. Bradley is a drug runner for his friend Gil because of a need for money to provide […]
‘Let There Be Light’ Review: Big, Bright and Beautiful
Let There Be Light is an elegant reminder of a distasteful truth: we are yeast. We are continually multiplying while hungrily eating up all the available resources until eventually dying in our own excrement, as physicist Mark Henderson expresses in a grisly metaphor. Thanks to a steady diet of fossil fuels since the Industrial Revolution, […]