“It’s Wanda - through the reliably bewitching performance of Elizabeth Olsen - who assumes the most responsibility for keeping Multiverse of Madness engaging.”
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“To parse out the fiction and nonfiction of these stories is where The Thief Collector is at its most engaging…”
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“Cumberbatch does well in reprising his role as Doctor Strange, but the real shining star of the film is Elizabeth Olsen as the Scarlet Witch.”
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“I left the film wishing I could go to a gallery and be with Johannessen’s paintings for a while…”
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“Any film, or any story, or any person that is living its truth and being authentic has been an inspiration for me to keep moving forward.” - Tracey Arcabasso Smith
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“It’s as if Barry Levinson couldn’t help but put (at least) three films into one. In doing so, he beats up on the best of them all.”
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“Hot Docs will run from April 28 to May 8, both in person and virtually. I’ll be covering the festival virtually again this year, and as usual, there are a lot of fantastic documentaries on display…”
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“To wrap up the festival, Taylor Baker and I hopped on camera while we were together in Seattle to discuss what we thought about the experience overall and talk about some of the films we saw and liked. These are the ones we ended up liking the most”
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“…The Aviary's greatest assets are enjoyable performances from Akerman and Messina.”
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In this interview, I talk with both Sam and Daniel about…technical details behind the film, and the significance of grief to this story.
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In this in-person interview, James and I discuss his style of comedy in filmmaking…plus, I learn how much of a cinephile James is as he lists his top ten films of all time.
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“…the first two episodes ‘Seeing Double’ and ‘Mushrooms, Tasers, and Bears, Oh My’ are flawlessly executed and utterly exciting.”
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“The overall portrait is warmly authentic-feeling, a simultaneously specific- and universal-feeling snapshot of loved ones that wobbles in a lively manner between moments stable, elating, frustrating, and escalated.”
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“Though the film narrowly avoids being a contrived blockbuster, it still is not refined enough to exhibit the kind of storytelling prowess that Eggers is capable of.”
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“Choose or Die doesn’t reach its full potential…yet, there’s enough style in the story to consistently hold my attention…”
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”…Ambulance is a sight-seeing tour of action movie moments and Bay’s illustrious career.”
“The cast, the premise, the score, the mystery…it all comes together to create something viewers may likely find very special…”
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“From April 14 to April 24, SIFF is bringing some of the most buzzed about films from TIFF, Sundance, SXSW and more to Seattle to experience on the big screen.”
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“The film was crafted to showcase Cage’s talent. He plays up these insanely erratic narcissistic qualities, but also surprises audiences when sharing his vulnerability.”
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“Knuckles is comedic gold, and without him, the film would be far less entertaining…”
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