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[FFF 2025] The Wedding Banquet Review – A Charming Updated Queer Rom-Com Remake
By Brian Susbielles Director Ang Lee made his name through the original version of The Wedding Banquet in 1993, a comedy of manners amongst Chinese traditions in New York, which was nominated for an Oscar. It remains a notable LGBTQ+… Continue reading
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Sacramento Review – A Pair Of Genuine Relationships, One Between Friends, And The Other Romantically, Made This Road Trip Film A Worthwile Watch
I’m a big fan of a slice of life or road trip films. They both show a side of filmmaking that is rarely seen these days. In Sacramento, you get both of these genres in one film. Unlike a recent… Continue reading
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Sinners Review – Ryan Coogler’s Scary Horror Film Draws In The Devil And His Demons
By Brian Susbielles In the 1930s, in Mississippi, there was a blues guitar player named Robert Johnson. Guitarists like Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and Bob Dylan cited Johnson as a major influence decades after his death, as Johnson did not… Continue reading
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Gunslingers Review – This Modern Take On The Western Genre Is Full Of Blanks
Westerns have progressed to a different level the last few decades. They aren’t your uncle or fathers Westerns anymore. They’ve become more gritty, bloody, and violent. Filmmakers have taken what they have learned about the business of movie making and… Continue reading
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The Ballad Of Wallis Island Review – A Sweet Movie About Finding Frienship And Dealing With Loneliness
I’m usually a fan of films that focus on some sort of music. Whether it’s composing/conducting or singing/playing music, I tend to gravitate towards that kind of thing. The films of John Carney, for instance, I have been a big… Continue reading
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The Last Of Us Season 2 Ep 1: Future Days Review – The Start Of A New Season Based On A Hated Game Sequel
By Nick Nitkowski “The Last of Us” is a beloved video game that was turned into a mostly positively received TV series on HBO/Max. I was a little late in discovering the “The Last of Us” video game, but when… Continue reading
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[FFF 2025] The Shrouds Review – Cronenberg Seems To Pick Odd Topics That Don’t Translate To The Big Screen That Much
David Cronenberg is widely known as a device director in his career. Films like Scanners, Videodrome, and The Fly were some of his earlier films in his career that have translated to audiences. Lately, that hasn’t been the case. Crime… Continue reading
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[FFF 2025] The Legend of Ochi Review – A Sweet Family Film in The Vein Of ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
I grew up in the age of films like ET The Extra-Terrestrial, Gremlins, and the Goonies. These movies helped define me as a film fan. Stranger Things, the Netflix streaming series, was a great return to that era of films… Continue reading
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{FFF 2025} Stolen Kingdom Review – A Fascinating Look Behind Restricted Disney Areas
by Nick Nitkowski It must be spring in Central Florida, Maitland to be precise, because it’s time once again for The Florida Film Festival to start on April 11th, the 34th to be clear, and the opening night film is… Continue reading
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Count Me In Review – A Drummers Delight
I’ll put this out there first and foremost. I am a huge fan of rock and roll music. I grew up on the first British Invasion, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Led Zeppelin, just to name a… Continue reading
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