By Liz Lopez Rating: A Director Janice Engel’s feature documentary was screened during SXSW a few months ago and is easily one of my favorites from this year’s festival. I am not the only one to think so, as this film is an Audience Award Winner in the Festival Favorites category. Engel and Monique Zavistovski… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: “Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins”
Day: August 30, 2019
Review: BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) So far, it has been a great year for inspirational, feel-good cinema. And considering that the real world has taken some scary and disturbing turns in the past few years, maybe crowd-pleasing cinema is just what the doctor has ordered. Comedic actress Jillian Bell gets her… Continue reading Review: BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON
Review: AFTER THE WEDDING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on Suzanne Bier’s Danish film Efter brylluppet, After the Wedding has plenty of stong, compelling material, but its execution and presentation gets bogged down with indulgent melodrama and a third act and epilogue that play out rather flatly. I suppose an argument could be made… Continue reading Review: AFTER THE WEDDING