Though exhausted from watching movies for four days and irregularly eating and sleeping, I am already looking forward to next year.
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My 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Diary: Day Three
The triumphs and troubles that comes with following your bliss.
Read More »My 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Diary: Day Two
An interesting roster of films this day.
Read More »My 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Diary: Day One
TCM returns to Hollywood to showcase classic films.
Read More »My (Tentative) 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Schedule
Picking what to watch at the fest never gets easier.
Read More »SXSW Film Favorite: ‘First Reformed,’ Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried
First Reformed screened as a “Festival Favorite at SXSW. Paul Schrader’s film presents conundrum after conundrum, slippery slope after slippery slope. This drama as a twisting, stark thriller strikes at the heart of our questions about purpose, consequence and soul strength. When one has nothing to live for, does redemption …
Read More »SXSW Movie Review: ‘Brothers’ Nest’ – Memories Can Kill
'Brothers’ Nest', a world premiere at the SXSW Conference in Austin, provides a horrifying twist on getting together with the family. It is also a tour-de-force for director Clayton Jacobson, screenwriter Jaime Browne, and composer Richard Pleasance. This Australian team takes us to the outback and plays with our sense of right and wrong.
Read More »SXSW Movie Review: ‘Outside In’ Starring Edie Falco, Jay Duplass
Outside In screened its U.S. Premiere at SXSW Film Festival in the "Narrative Spotlight." Directed by Lynn Shelton, written by Lynn Shelton and Jay Duplass, the quiet drama/romance uplifts.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘I Can Only Imagine’
The brother team of Jon and Andrew Erwin continue to grow their filmmaking skills in their powerful biographical drama about the life of Bart Millard, lead singer of the music group MercyMe.
Read More »SXSW Movie Review: ‘A Vigilante’ Starring Olivia Wilde
Premiering at SXSW, A Vigilante directed, written by Sarah Daggar-Nickson, and starring Olivia Wilde, highlights the plight of an abused wife who seeks freedom from her abuser. During the arc of the film as a vigilante, the protagonist gradually empowers herself. Working through her rage she evolves and learns why she …
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