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Alice had to step through the looking glass to discover a strange world where everything was backwards and made no sense. Filmmaker Kevin Bowe only had to go to New Hampshire during the 2015 presidential primary. His film, Democracy Through the Looking Glass: Media & Politics in the Post-Truth Era, screened at the Anthem Film Festival, part of FreedomFest. FreedomFest, a libertarian political and financial conference, now in its tenth year, bills itself as the worlds “largest gathering of free minds."
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Anthem Film Festival Review: ‘I Am, or How Jack Became Black’
"I Am, or How Jack Became Black" challenges current thinking and vested interests regarding America’s attitudes about race.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Atomic Blonde’
Filmed in Germany and Hungary, "Atomic Blonde" comes recommended for the action, stuntwork and style plus one of the most satisfying endings in the action genre in the last several years.
Read More »Anthem Film Fest: Two Experiments with a European Twist
At this year’s Anthem Film Festival, two films with a continental twist played games with the minds of the audience: "May Fifteenth in Paris" and "Re-Evolution."
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Who the F**k Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago’ Directed by Drew Stone
'Who the F**k Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago' portrays one life made richer by the love of music, while other lives are made equally richer by love for him.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: Catherine Keener and Jeanne Tripplehorn Rock the ‘Little Pink House’
Little Pink House opened the Anthem Film Festival, part of FreedomFest, on July 19, at the Paris resort in Las Vegas. The film stars Catherine Keener (Capote, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Being John Malkovich) and Emmy nominee Jeanne Tripplehorn (Big Love, The Firm, Grey Gardens), and tells the story of Susette Kelo, who …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Dunkirk’
Dunkirk dismisses the gory details and blood without losing the impact these violent events have on anyone.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World’
'Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World' will make you listen to everything from country to jazz, blues, and rock in a whole new way.
Read More »Movie Review: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Superbly Surreal ‘Endless Poetry’
The octogenarian director's latest work is energetically bizarre and surprisingly touching.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Filmmakers get it right as the 'Spider-Man' film series continues with Tom Holland in the lead role under the wing of Iron Man/Tony Stark in the MCU after his first impressive appearance in 'Captain America Civil War.'
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