The idiosyncratic director's latest film is a tiring, pretentious love story that wastes a talented cast.
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DVD Review: ‘Resistance’
Resistance is a moving film that could have been much more graphic, violent, and traumatic. Instead filmmakers create a sustained experience where audiences can identify with the characters.
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James and Naughton and Laura Linney in conversation.
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In Andrew Steggall's Departure, a boy comes to terms with his own sexuality while the marriage of his parents crumbles in Steggall's solemn, beautifully-shot drama.
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Dolores Huerta's is a name not widely recognized, but it should be, especially now.
Read More »SXSW 2017 Preview: Movies, and Music, and Beers, Oh My!
SXSW began as a music festival in 1987 and is now the world’s largest. In addition, it has grown into a festival of festivals, including film, technology, ecology, medicine, and education. The festivals feature educational, networking and promotional activities as well as relevant trade shows. If that sounds kind of serious, don’t worry, there are parties, gaming, COSPLAY, and things that cannot be categorized.
Read More »Athena Film Festival: ‘100 Years’ — Native Americans Winning Against the Government
How long should one fight for justice? Sometimes it takes 100 years.
Read More »From Heathcliff to Jaime Lannister and Back Again: Byronic Heroes in SFF
Quiz Question: What do the following genre heroes (or should I say, anti-heroes) have in common? DC’s Batman (Think Dark Knight, not the ’60s ABC campy Adam West) Harry Potter‘s Severus Snape Star Wars‘ Han Solo Lord of the Rings‘ Aragorn Game of Thrones‘ Jaime Lannister Dark Tower‘s Roland Conan Doyle’s …
Read More »My Top Ten of the Current State of DC Entertainment
Let's get rid of any drama first - there will be no Batman vs. Superman (because it sucked).
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Bad Santa 2’ – Thirteen Years and Not Worth the Wait
The vulgarity "Bad Santa" of wears thin quickly. Only the first film's biggest fans will want to add this one to their holiday rotation.
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