A wartime drama of music and mystery, 'The Song of Names' emphasizes themes of faith, love, grieving, loss, and forgiveness, with historical references to Treblinka and the Holocaust.
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AFF Film Review: Two on The Noir Side – But Very Different
DC NOIR and Sleeping in Plastic both brought a film noir feel to the 26th Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference in Austin, Texas
Read More »Austin Film Festival: Screenwriter Ed Solomon Reveals How ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ Began
When 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' comes out in 2020, Solomon will have had a major release in each of the last five decades.
Read More »Movie Review: Horror Anthology ‘Holiday Hell’
This mixed bag of holiday-themed short stories isn't quite like getting coal in your stocking, but it never quite rises above predictability.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Devil’s Junction: Handy Dandy’s Revenge’
Cross the "Puppet aster" series with the "Saw" series and you get this silly, low-budget mess.
Read More »NYFF 2019, HIFF 2019: ‘Pain and Glory’ by Pedro Almodóvar, Starring Antonio Banderas
In a semi-autobiographical infusion of beauty and truth about artistic creation, Pedro Almodóvar crafts the sensitive, humorous and profound 'Pain and Glory.'
Read More »57th New York Film Festival Review: ‘The Irishman’ Is Magnificent with an All-Star Cast
In short, The Irishman, with its combined efforts of genius artists, reflects like a unique gemstone faceted to strike in directed light the most stunning, unique colors. Look for its glorious release on Netflix in November.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Exclusive Interview: Director of ‘Wyrm’ Moves From Short to Feature
Films at Fantastic Fest tend to be surprises. Wyrm, by first time feature filmmaker Christopher Winterbauer, delivers its share of the unexpected. Austin’s Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the US, features horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain unusual films. In prior years it hosted the …
Read More »57th New York Film Festival Movie Review: ‘The Traitor’
In this time of whistleblowers comes 'The Traitor,' Marco Bellocchio's fascinating true story of mafia turncoat Tommaso Buscetta in 20th century Sicily.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Provides Kid’s-Eye-View of WWII and Taika Waititi
'Jojo Rabbit' is 'Harvey' meets 'Diary of Anne Frank'. Ten-year-old Jojo, instead of having a giant rabbit as an imaginary friend, has Adolf Hitler.
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