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FILM REVIEW: “My best worst adventure”
It is not often that a modern film about teenagers avoids turning them into cliches. Even more rare is the film that doesn’t talk down to its audience.
It is refreshing to see a film such as Joel Soisson’s “My Best Worst Adventure,” a sweet coming-of-age story in which Jenny, a young woman, is sent to Thailand to stay with her grandmother after her mother more >
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SMALL TALK WITH BIG PEOPLE | filmmaker Marina Zenovich of WHAT HAPPENS IN HOLLYWOOD
There’s what goes on in the film biz and then there’s what really goes on in Tinseltown. That’s what documentary filmmaker Marina Zenovich (director of last year’s “Lance,” about ... more >
BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL : “Waikiki,” “A Fire Within,” “The First Step,” “The High Life” and “Workhorse Queen”
BENTONVILLE, Ark.—Among Geena Davis’s goals for the Bentonville Film Festival is the inclusion of lesser-heard voices. The films at this year’s iteration of the festival here in ... more >
CANNES FESTIVAL : Cinefondation filmmaker AUDEN LINCOLN-VOGEL | INTERVIEW
Filmmaker Auden Lincoln-Vogel was in Cannes this year in support of “Bill and Joe go Duck Hunting,” which he's written and directed. In “Bill and Joe Go Duck Hunting,” a slow ... more >
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
FILM REVIEW: “My best worst adventure”
Directed by Joel Soisson Starring Lily Patra, Pan Rugtawatr and Geoffrey Giuliano It is not often that a modern film about teenagers avoids turning them into cliches. Even more rare is the ... more >
MOVIE REVIEW: “A Wake”
Starring Noah Urrea, Kolton Stewart and Sofia Rosinsky Directed by Scott Boswell With a nod to the dreamlike opening to Paul Brickman’s 1983 classic “Risky Business,” writer/director Scott ... more >
THE HORROR FILES | “The Madness Inside Me” is a well-rounded thriller of psychological manipulation
“Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in Hell” -Sir Walter Scott Directed by Matthew Berkowitz Starring Merrin Dungey, Devon Graye and Jennifer Gelfer Matthew ... more >
MOVIE REVIEW: ” Candyman” (another point of view)
Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Directed by Nia DaCosta Cinema needs more women filmmakers, more films created by people of color. Horror ... more >
MOVIE REVIEW: Guy Pearce as a gruff cop in “ZONE 414”
Directed by Andrew Baird Starring Guy Pearce, Travis Fimmel and Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz In 2012, Guy Pearce started in the sci-fi film “Lockout,” The actor played a man who was going to ... more >
SHORT FILM OUTING: L.A.’s DANCES WITH FILM FESTIVAL to showcase a short that caught our fancy
I’m a fan of a short film that can tell a complete story and foster a solid atmosphere in only so many screen minutes. Accordingly, if you happen to be in Los Angeles in time for the Dances ... more >
Nearly thirty years later he’s back: “CANDYMAN” | MOVIE REVIEW
Directed by Nia DaCosta Stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Co-written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and Nia DaCosta "Candyman" is now out in ... more >
MOVIE REVIEW: “The Night House” starring Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg and Stacy Martin and directed by David Bruckner
The new thriller “The Night House” indeed has its share of jump scares, though thankfully this rather clever and intelligent supernatural thriller from director David Bruckner (working from ... more >
