Clerk, 2021.Directed by Malcolm Ingram. Featuring Kevin Smith.SYNOPSIS:A documentary on the career and life of filmmaker and raconteur Kevin Smith.It won’t surprise anyone to learn that this travelogue of Kevin Smith’s inimitable filmmaking career is a for-the-fans outing above all else – after all, it’s directed by Smith’s longtime friend, documentarian Malcolm Ingram. And though it […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn
WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn, 2021.Directed by Jed Rothstein.SYNOPSIS:Explores the rise and fall of one of the biggest corporate flameouts and venture capitalist bubbles in recent years – the story of WeWork, and its hippie-messianic leader Adam Neumann.The latest documentary from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jed Rothstein (Killing in the Name) […]
Movie Review – Retaliation (2017)
Retaliation, 2017.Directed by Ludwig Shammasian and Paul Shammasian. Starring Orlando Bloom, Janet Montgomery, Anne Reid, James Smillie, Charlie Creed-Miles and Alex Ferns.SYNOPSIS:Decades after he was molested by a Catholic priest, a man deals with his abuser’s return as he is tasked with demolishing the church where the crimes took place.Over the last year, dozens of […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Not Going Quietly
Not Going Quietly, 2021.Directed by Nicholas Bruckman.SYNOPSIS:An intimate, inspiring look at activist and loving father Ady Barkan, diagnosed with ALS at age 32 and who, in spite of declining physical abilities, embarks on a nationwide campaign for healthcare reform.It’s no secret to anyone with their eyes open that the American healthcare system continues to be one […]
Video Game Review – Planet Coaster: Console Edition – Vintage & World’s Fair Bundle
Calum Petrie reviews Planet Coaster: Console Edition – Vintage & World’s Fair Bundle…Planet Coaster first came onto the scene back in 2016, and I am ashamed to say that I unfortunately had not played it until recently. The fact that the game is on Xbox Game Pass made it extremely fortunate that I could just […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, 2021.Directed by Kier-La Janisse.SYNOPSIS:Woodlands Dark Days and Days Bewitched is the first feature-length documentary on the history of folk horror, from the 1960s to today.There are few major film genres, if any, as stratified as horror, such that even the most diffuse of subgenres can […]
Movie Review – On-Gaku: Our Sound (2019)
On-Gaku: Our Sound, 2019.Directed by Kenji Iwaisawa. Featuring the voice talents of Shintarô Sakamoto, Ren Komai, Tomoya Maeno, Tateto Serizawa, Kami Hiraiwa and Naoto Takenaka.SYNOPSIS:A crew of unpopular high school kids decides to start a band.On-Gaku: Our Sound is an indie animated movie which follows three underachieving friends. Taking place in Japan, in a non-descriptive […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Lily Topples the World
Lily Topples the World, 2021.Directed by Jeremy Workman. Featuring Lily Hevesh.SYNOPSIS:Follows 20-year-old Lily Hevesh – the world’s most acclaimed domino toppler and the only woman in her field – in a coming-of-age story of artistry, passion, and unlikely triumph.“If you have an odd interest, keep doing it,” are the wise words uttered by world-renowned 22-year-old domino […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – See You Then
See You Then, 2021.Co-written and directed by Mari Walker. Starring Pooya Mohseni and Lynn Chen.SYNOPSIS:A decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives, relationships, and Kris’ transition.Mari Walker’s feature debut offers a perceptive – if slight – window into the difficulties faced by trans people, with […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Kid Candidate
Kid Candidate, 2021.Directed by Jasmine Stodel. Starring Hayden Pedigo.SYNOPSIS:The story of Hayden Pedigo, a 24-year-old experimental musician and his unlikely run for city council in Amarillo, Texas after his Harmony Korine-inspired spoof campaign video went viral.Irony is one of the defining pillars of contemporary culture, which combined with the ubiquity of the Internet now allows things […]
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