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Slamdance 2022 Capsule Reviews
The film’s in this year’s Slamdance lineup range from offbeat comedies to relationship dramas to documentaries. This festival runs the gamut of all kinds of visions from various filmmakers, new and already established. These are little indie films hoping to… Continue reading
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The Civil Dead Review
The Civil Dead is a new film directed by Clay Tatum also written by and starring Tatum and Whitmer Thomas. It’s the second film for the director. It’s a little weird but in a good way. The twist is a bit… Continue reading
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The Fallout Review
The Fallout is the latest film from HBO that has gone to the HBO Max streaming service. It’s also the newest movie dealing with the “fallout” after a school shooting. It’s not necessarily the best film dealing with this subject matter… Continue reading
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Straighten Up and Fly Right Review #slamdance2022
This film has a very different setup than most films. The stars of the film, Kristen Abate and Steven Tanenbaum are also the directors and writers of the film. It’s almost like this film is autobiographical and that presents quite… Continue reading
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Cyrano Review
There have been three previous adaptations of the classic 1897 Cyrano De Bergerac play by Edward Rostand: a 1950 film starring Jose Ferrar (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor), the modernization Roxanne in 1987 starring Steve Martin, and Cyrano De Bergerac in… Continue reading
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Scream Review
Horror films are some of the most influential and revered in the annals of history. There are four pillars of the horror genre and those are Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and the Scream franchise. Ever since that first Scream film has come… Continue reading
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Julia Review
When I think of Julia Child, I think of the film Julie & Julia directed by Nora Ephron and starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, about a woman who decided to do a blog about cooking all of Child’s recipes from her… Continue reading
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The Tragedy of Macbeth Review
The works of Shakespeare have been a running theme in Hollywood for years now. Different writers and directors have taken their turns at this iconic man’s works. Many versions of Romeo and Juliet and other works of his have been brought to… Continue reading
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C’mon C’mon Review
Mike Mills is known for his films 20th Century Women and Beginners, both of which garnered a lot of critical acclaim. They received Academy Award nominations for actors who starred in them, including Christopher Plummer who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting… Continue reading