This new film by writer/director Linda Palmer will make you love the characters. It's a quirky but charming story of people down on their luck who end up helping one another in spite of themselves.
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Movie Review: ‘Free Trip To Egypt’
'Free Trip To Egypt' is a wonderful movie about a brave experiment in overcoming people's pre-conceptions and prejudices to help find common ground.
Read More »Movie Review: Lin Shaye in ‘Room for Rent’
Familiar character actor Lin Shaye has a field day portraying a lonely widow who is driven over the edge by pent-up frustration.
Read More »SXSW 2019 Documentary Review: ‘Autonomy’: Self-Driving Cars: Can You Sleep at the Wheel?
If people stopped owning cars, what would our cities, currently configured with huge parking structures and optimized for rush hour traffic, evolve into?
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Review: ‘The Highwaymen’ – An Un-Remake of ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
In an era when every third film out of Hollywood is a remake, seeing a new take on an old story is refreshing. The Highwaymen, by Netflix, approaches a tale we have probably seen before, the story of Bonnie and Clyde, from a new angle — the perspective of the …
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Review: Two with Twang – ‘The Journey of Johnny Cash’ and ‘Bluebird’
Before seeing these films, I thought I knew all about Johnny Cash. I was wrong. And, I knew nothing about the music at Bluebird Cafe, and that made me sad.
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Review: Story About Desperate Mom ‘Alice’ Earns Two Awards
This drama by filmmaker Josephine Mackerras won two awards at the SXSW 2019 film festival.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere Movie Review: ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’
Shia LaBeouf and Zack Gottsagen in a quirky adventure story about a pair of unlikely pals who embark on a journey down the coast of Florida in search of a new life.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere Documentary: ‘Any One of Us’
Fernando Villena's new documentary provides an unflinching look at people who have suffered traumatic spinal cord injuries and how their lives have changed.
Read More »SXSW 2019 World Premiere: ‘Stuffed’
Director Erin Derham’s documentary Stuffed in its World Premiere at SXSW 2019 is a fascinating eye-opener about the preservation and celebration of animals and birds in a most unique way, through taxidermy. Through interview clips of artists who have perfected the science of taxidermy and elevated it into a gorgeous …
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