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[MFF 2025] Life After Review – Important Subject Matter That Misses The Mark
By Kyle Flynn In Life After, director Reid Davenport tackles the thorny and emotional subject of assisted dying, using the 1983 case of Elizabeth Bouvia as a focal point. Bouvia, a disabled woman who famously fought for the legal right… Continue reading
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[MFF 2025] A Mother Apart Review – A Brave Story That Sometimes Struggles To Find It’s Focus
By Kyle Flynn In A Mother Apart, director Laurie Townshend takes on a deeply personal and emotionally charged story, following Jamaican-American poet and activist Staceyann Chin as she attempts to reconnect with her estranged mother. The documentary explores heavy themes—abandonment,… Continue reading
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Havoc Review – A Dark And Gritty Looking Crime Thriller From The Acclaimed Action Director Gareth Evans
Gareth Evan made a name for himself with two of the best action films of all time, The Raid and The Raid 2: Redemption. Before that, he made The Apostle. What they all have in common is that they all… Continue reading
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[FFF 2025] The Ugly Stepsister Review – A Twisted Take On Cinderella That Is A Combination Between That And The Substance
In recent months, a lot of popular intellectual property or IP for short have come available for anybody to use in their films, books, or television/streaming shows. One particular company has made a fee of movies already using Winnie the… Continue reading
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[FFF 2025] The Surfer Review – A Beautiful Film With An Important Message Wrapped In A Blanket Of Nicholas Cage Craziness
Nicholas Cage has gotten a reputation of being a wild man on screen these days. He’s taken a lot of recent roles that support that theory. Early on in his car, er he was a sympathetic lover, then he entered… Continue reading
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[FFF 2025] Pavements Review – A Funny Take On A Mockumentary Mixed Together With A Musical Biopic
Films like Blackberry, Pop Tarts: The Movie, and This is Spinal Tap are a few of the mockumentary/comedies mimicking something real or something most people take seriously The latest in this vein is Pavements about a real grunge band from… Continue reading
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[FFF 2025] On Swift Horses Review – A Well Written, Directed, And Beautifully Crafted Period Piece
I’m a fan of period piece films that take place in the 50s/60s. There is a specific look and feel to films that take place in these decades. On Swift Horses has a very distinct look and aesthetic to it… Continue reading
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[FFF 2025] When Fall Is Coming Review – A Little Indie Foreign Film That Has The Stlye And Feeling Of Things You’ve Seen Before
Lately I’ve been watching more and more French films. They seem to have a different sensibility than American films do. I have noticed that they are more small, intimate, and character studies than big bombastic action films and so forth.… Continue reading
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Andor; A Star Wars Story Season 2 Review – A Good Addition To What Has Come Before And Will Hopefully Will Pave The Way For What Comes Next
Without getting too much into it, Star Wars fans know the basis of the Cassian Andor character portrayed by Diego Luna. He hooks up with Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) at the beginning of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, directed… Continue reading
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[FFF 2025] The Paper Bear Review – A Delightful Film Showing Why It’s So Important To Care For The Wilderness And All It’s Creatures
I’ve lived in Florida for the last 33 years. I’ve literally seen it all regarding bad weather and natural disasters and so forth. In 1999 my friends, co-workers and family endured one of the worst things of our lives which… Continue reading
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