Guest Contributor – Jordi Levinrad We are so fortunate to be living in a time where massive stories that grip the entire globe are being told very soon after actual events unfold. We used to have to wait years and years to relive a story via cinematic dramatization, but now a mere two years after… Continue reading Dumb Money Review – careful for Spoilers!
Month: September 2023
Crítica de cine: Fantastic Fest presentó la nueva película de Gareth Edwards, The Creator, ahora en cines
Cineasta Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) tiene un nuevo drama de ciencia ficción como director de The Creator, solo en los cines. Edwards y Chris Weitz co-escribieron el guión. Weitz coescribió Rogue One de 2016 y está nominado al Oscar por About a Boy (2003). Weitz es el director de la película… Continue reading Crítica de cine: Fantastic Fest presentó la nueva película de Gareth Edwards, The Creator, ahora en cines
Fantastic Fest 2023 Pet Sematary: Bloodlines – the Idea Should have Stayed Buried
Fans of Stephen King’s eerie novel ‘Pet Sematary’ and those who remember the chilling 1989 adaptation might have once wished for a sequel or a remake. Hollywood granted those wishes, but the results were mixed. Too often, Hollywood attempts to create equally successful prequels or sequels and fails. And we now have ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines,’… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2023 Pet Sematary: Bloodlines – the Idea Should have Stayed Buried
Fantestic Fest: Kim’s Video
Minimal Spoilers Below “I want the collection to have a voice because it made me find mine.”… Calling all Cinephiles!!!This week the ‘Fantastic Fest’ movie festival brought us some phenomenal documentaries. True stories that I had no idea about. The one that stands out the most in my mind is absolutely ‘Kim’s Video.’ If ever… Continue reading Fantestic Fest: Kim’s Video
Fantastic Fest: Spooktacular! – Spectacular
Contributing Writer – Jordi Levinrad Spoilers Ahead: This is a documentary at Fantastic Fest 2023 for anyone who loves Halloween, horror movies and scares. I had no idea that ‘Spookyworld’ even existed. Still, Quinn Monahan has brought us a fascinating history lesson about America’s first Halloween theme park and offers a captivating glimpse into the… Continue reading Fantastic Fest: Spooktacular! – Spectacular
Crítica de cine: Flora and Son se transmite globalmente en Apple TV + y en cines locales selectos
El largometraje Flora and Son es una agradable sorpresa para cualquiera que no esté familiarizado con todas las películas anteriores realizadas por el director / escritor John Carney (Once, Sing Street). Su último largometraje es entretenido, a la vez dramático, ya que es alegre de otras maneras, como lo es la vida dentro de una… Continue reading Crítica de cine: Flora and Son se transmite globalmente en Apple TV + y en cines locales selectos
Fantastic Fest 2023: ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE
At this year’s festival, I only watched one documentary feature. Enter The Clones of Bruce caught my eye because, after reading the title, I knew what this film is about. During the 1960s and early 1970s, Bruce Lee significantly impacted martial arts, kung fu cinema, and television. However, before he could genuinely attain superstar status,… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2023: ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE
Fantastic Fest 2023 News: Festival Award Winners
The 2023 edition of Austin’s beloved genre festival, Fantastic Fest, began on Thursday, September 21. TVR’s Laurie Coker, Liz Lopez and yours truly have been in attendance from the beginning. All three of us have partaken from the variety of cinematic offerings in the genres of horror, science-fiction, action, and international movies programmed by the… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2023 News: Festival Award Winners
Fantastic Fest: The Creator – Intense and Awe-inspiring
Gareth Edwards delivers an epic sci-fi fantasy film at Fantastic Fest 2023 and in theaters nationwide on Friday, September 29th. The Rogue One director has given us an impressively stunning, visually exciting take on AI and humankind in the future with a clear and timely message. Surprisingly, he doesn’t put the United States at the… Continue reading Fantastic Fest: The Creator – Intense and Awe-inspiring
Fantastic Fest 2023 Film Review: Transition film from Spain debuts in the Shorts Fuse
Director David Velduque co-wrote the short film Transition (Transición) with writers Ana Pizarro and Marco Laborda. Transition tells the story of an elderly trans woman, Angela, who lives alone, fearful of strangers and change. When the arrival of a new caregiver upends her reality, she struggles to come to terms with truth vs. fantasy. I… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2023 Film Review: Transition film from Spain debuts in the Shorts Fuse