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Maestro Review- A Master Filmmaker At Work Combined With Phenomenal Performances By Cooper and Mulligan Make This One Of The Best Films Of The Year
Leonard Bernstein is considered one of the greatest composers/conductors in history. He has created some amazing scores and music. His music is just the tip of the iceberg regarding his life. This film delves into all the sordid affairs and… Continue reading
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review- The Dichotomy Of The Have And Have Nots Is Very Evident Once Again
The Hunger Games is a series of films that starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. It’s a young adult book series based on the dystopian future by Suzanne Collins. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the prequel to those… Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Review- Roth Creates A Feast For the Eyes If Your A Horror Fan, But Not Much Else
The Grindhouse was a double feature film that came out back in 2007. The pair of films Death Proof and Planet Terror was directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Between the two films for trailers for other films that… Continue reading
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Four Daughters Review- (Doc NYC 2023) An Unconventional Way To Tell A Story
Documentary filmmaking can be a mixed bag. So many topics and stories can be put into film but most of them are stories of people and situations I haven’t heard of before. Probably a lot of people haven’t heard of… Continue reading
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Flipside Review- (Doc NYC 2023) A Struggling Filmmaker Takes Stock of His Life and Others
Flipside is about Christopher Wilcha a documentary filmmaker, or as he says he is a commercial director. He just got started in the filmmaking business as a documentary filmmaker. His first film, The Target Shoots First, was a breakout hit… Continue reading
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Drift Review (Miami GEMS 2023)- A Good Performance From Erivo Is Combined By Beautiful Cinematography
Cynthia Erivo is an actress I’ve been watching for a little while now. In terms of her career, she has done a little bit of everything. Harriet was her breakout role back in 2019 but she’s been in some great… Continue reading
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They Shot the Piano Player Review (Doc NYC 2023)- A Doc Similar To Flea, But Not As Engaging As That Film Is
A couple of years ago a film came out that was literally a triple threat. The film Flea was nominated in the Best Animated, Documentary, and International Feature Film categories at The Academy Awards in 2022. This was the first… Continue reading
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Beyond Utopia Review (Doc NYC 2023- The Documented Journey of These People Escaping A Communist Regime Is As Good As Any Film You’ll See All Year If Not Better
Beyond Utopia premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It garnered a lot of critical acclaim from those who saw it, but it wasn’t bought right away out of the festival. Eventually, Roadside Attractions bought the distribution rights and now… Continue reading
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All of Us Strangers Review (Miami GEMS 2023)- A Conundrum Of A Film If I’ve Ever Seen One
There are films that when you watch them leave you scratching your head. Or thinking about them days afterward. All of Us Strangers is one of those kinds of films. It’s an existential journey through love and kindness with a… Continue reading
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