'Same Boat' pits a 28th-century time-traveling assassin against ice cream, water slides, and a target with whom he falls in love. Something has to give.
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Lake Travis Film Festival: Take One
The Lake Travis Film Festival brought extraordinary films, learning and fun to the Texas Hill Country.
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'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,' directed by J.J. Abrams who also co-wrote the screenplay, is a fitting end to the 11-film saga.
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 »Movie Review: ‘Atlantics’ at the 57th New York Film Festival
A terrific film in all respects, Mati Diop’s 'Atlantics' is a hybrid mystery, horror, and magical realism love story that won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Read More »Austin Film Fest Film Review: ‘Clara’ Wins Best Narrative
Clara, a sci-fi film, won the Jury Best Narrative Feature award at the Austin Film Festival. The festival, which ran October 25 – November 1, screened more than 180 films, and brought screenwriters and filmmakers together to celebrate the role of the screenplay in film and television. Clara, written by …
Read More »HIFF 2018 Coverage and Film Review: ‘Border,’ Special Jury Prize For Acting
Once again the 26th Hamptons International Film Festival sparked interest and traffic during Columbus Day weekend. Crowds lined up in East Hampton, Southampton and Sag Harbor for film screenings, celebrity talks and special events. The 126 films hailed from around the world. And a number of them had previously won …
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection’
Universal Studios Home Entertainment brings out the classic creature features once more, this time in beautiful High-Definition.
Read More »RTX Panel: Writer’s Block Party
Sunday, August 5, 4:30 pm. Surely, this writer focused panel at the very end of the Rooster Teeth Experience (RTX) Austin 2018 wouldn’t be crowded. Wrong. To my amazement, even the writers for online entertainment hub Roster Teeth have fans who packed the extra-large meeting room at the Austin Convention …
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
The filmmakers created a marvelous (pun intended) superhero movie filled with plenty of thrills and laughs.
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