At SXSW, The Rivals of Amziah King proved to be a delightful surprise—a film that blends the quirky charm of rural Oklahoma with an unexpectedly involved and poignant narrative. In this narrative feature, director Andrew Patterson delivers a well-crafted exploration of ambition, family, and rivalry, all set against the backdrop of an unconventional honey-making enterprise.… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Movie Review: THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING
Month: August 2026
TONY: Anthony Bordain Biopic Depicts the World Renown Chef as having a Snot-nosed Background
Anthony Bourdain, a renowned chef and Food Network world traveler, had humble beginnings, and the new biopic about “Tony’s” background shows that everyone has to start somewhere. Director Matt Johnson’s film captures a pivotal moment in Anthony’s life, when the teen B.S. artist finds direction and the discipline to keep it. Actor Dominic Senna, who… Continue reading TONY: Anthony Bordain Biopic Depicts the World Renown Chef as having a Snot-nosed Background
The End of Oak Street – Much More Thrilling Than Expected
David Robert Mitchell wrote and directed this sci-fi adventure thriller. It surprised me that the story had so much more to it than I expected. I had seen the trailer before the screening, and it sounded interesting, but I was hesitant about whether it would have the depth it does. The trailer emphasized the dinosaur’s… Continue reading The End of Oak Street – Much More Thrilling Than Expected
THE WRONG GIRLS: A Wildly Imaginative Stoner Adventure
I have said this previously, and I will say it again. I love an entertaining stoner comedy. I didn’t expect the latest stoner comedy to star both Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat. As much as I enjoy the acting of both actors, their roles as two major stoner friends are the least-likely scenario I ever… Continue reading THE WRONG GIRLS: A Wildly Imaginative Stoner Adventure
Review: Tony Serves Up a Tasty, Imperfect Bourdain
Guest Contributor: Debbie Cerda As a longtime fan of travel and food shows, I enjoyed watching “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” and the “Parts Unknown” over the years. I have to admit that I have not yet read Kitchen Confidential, so I went into Tony less as a devotee than most. I was a bit curious… Continue reading Review: Tony Serves Up a Tasty, Imperfect Bourdain
Critica de cine: One Night Only – Sorprendentemente entretenida incluso con su premisa
Dirigida por el cineasta Will Gluck (Anyone but You, Friends with Benefits), One Night Only fue un cambio muy necesario respecto a los estrenos recientes desde mayo. Ya estaba un poco cansado de las varias películas de terror, superhéroes y/o aquellas con tanta violencia. Veo todo tipo de películas. Claro, disfruté los últimos estrenos de… Continue reading Critica de cine: One Night Only – Sorprendentemente entretenida incluso con su premisa
THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER: The Unforgiven of Samurai Films
If Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven is an anti-western, then Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s The Samurai and the Prisoner is the anti-samurai movie. Though Kiyoshi has the same last name as Akira Kurosawa, the late, legendary master of samurai films, Kiyoshi takes a very different approach to his storytelling and its presentation. With this latest entry, Kiyoshi deconstructs the… Continue reading THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER: The Unforgiven of Samurai Films
ONE NIGHT ONLY Is a Bizarre and Mostly Unamusing Exercise In Facism
The central premise of the romantic comedy, One Night Only, is that the U.S government is regulating when single people can have premarital sex. The two protagonists of the film, a couple of single people who keep crossing paths on the one night that singles can have sex without criminal repercussions, is a very scary… Continue reading ONE NIGHT ONLY Is a Bizarre and Mostly Unamusing Exercise In Facism