“Carol Chrest (The Prophet's Game) crafted a clever script that deserved more love and care in production.”
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“The EarthX Film Festival runs in-person from May 12th to the 15th in the Dallas Arts District…A virtual version of the festival happens subsequently from May 16th to May 23rd.”
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“…The Staircase…makes space for new perspectives while escalating the drama in a shocking and tantalizing way.”
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“The minimalism of Blue Room speaks volumes about the isolating conditions inmates endure, the effect that has on their mental health, and how important nature is to our psyche.”
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“Multiverse of Madness is a messy movie for Marvel that ultimately disappoints on many levels.”
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“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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