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2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – Deadstream

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Deadstream, 2022. Written and directed by Vanessa Winter and Joseph Winter. Starring Joseph Winter and Melanie Stone. SYNOPSIS: A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for […]

SXSW Film Festival 2022 Review – Women Do Cry

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Women Do Cry, 2022. Directed by Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva. Starring Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Diana Spasova, Bilyana Kazakova, Dobriela Popova, Rositca Gevrenova, Ralitsa Stoyanova, and Katia Kazakova. SYNOPSIS: A family full of women in a society where “gender” is not a familiar word. Based on real-life interactions and stories from writers […]

Movie Review – Boiling Point (2021)

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Boiling Point, 2021. Directed by Philip Barantini. Starring Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham, Jason Flemyng, Ray Panthaki, Lourdes Faberes, Lauryn Ajufo and Hannah Walters. SYNOPSIS: On one of the busiest nights of the year, a harried head chef and his team attempt to put together high-quality cuisine under immense pressure. Stephen Graham is one […]

2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Summering

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Summering, 2022. Directed by James Pondsolt. Starring Lia Barnett, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield, Sanai Victoria, Lake Bell, Sarah Cooper, Ashley Madekwe, Megan Mullally, Colleen Baum, and Dale McKeel. SYNOPSIS: Four best friends on the brink of starting middle school, realize their lives are about to change forever. So on the last weekend of summer, […]

2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Something in the Dirt

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Something in the Dirt, 2022. Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead. Starring Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson.   SYNOPSIS: When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their […]

Movie Review – Halloween Kills (2021)

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Halloween Kills, 2021. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Thomas Mann, Anthony Michael Hall, Kyle Richards, Nancy Stephens, Charles Cyphers, Nick Castle, James Jude Courtney, Jibrail Nantambu, Robert Longstreet, Dylan Arnold, Omar J. Dorsey, Brian F. Durkin, Jim Cummings, Scott MacArthur, Michael McDonald, Diva Tyler, Lenny […]

Movie Review – Munich: The Edge of War (2021)

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Munich: The Edge of War, 2021. Directed by Christian Schwochow. Starring George MacKay, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jeremy Irons, Jannis Niewöhner, Sandra Hüller, Martin Wuttke. SYNOPSIS: September 1938, following years of rising Facism in Europe, Hitler is intent on expanding Germany’s influence across Europe. In an effort to keep the peace, both sides strive to achieve […]

Netflix Review – Robin Robin

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Robin Robin, 2021. Directed by Daniel Oraji and Michael Please. Featuring the voice talents of Bronte Carmichael, Adeel Akhtar, Richard E. Grant, and Gillian Anderson. SYNOPSIS: When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets […]

Movie Review – The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)

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The Real Charlie Chaplin, 2021. Co-written and directed by Peter Middleton and James Spinney. SYNOPSIS: Charlie Chaplin was a pivotal figure in cinema. In this documentary Peter Middleton and James Spinney explore what made this silent movie enigma tick, through unprecedented access to archive materials. For anyone who knows anything about cinema Charlie Chaplin is […]

Chicago Critics Film Festival Capsule Review – Red Rocket

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Red Rocket. 2021 Written and Directed by Sean Baker. Starring Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Ethan Darbone, Shih-Ching Tsou, Brittany Rodriguez, Marlon Lambert, Brenda Deiss, and Sam EidsonVicky. SYNOPSIS: Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back. Upon returning to his […]