Crítica de la película: MaXXXine – Buscando la fama sin importar el costo

Si alguien no ha visto las películas de terror del escritor y director Ti West, X y Pearl, entonces puede haber cierta confusión en cuanto a quién es MaXXXine y de dónde vino. La trilogía comenzó con X, un violento slasher estrenado aquí en Austin durante el Festival de Cine y Televisión SXSW 2022. Después… Continue reading Crítica de la película: MaXXXine – Buscando la fama sin importar el costo

Crítica de cine: Daddio – Dakota Johnson y Sean Penn hacen que este guión tenga éxito en espacios cerrados

En Daddio, la película de única ubicación y llena de diálogos parece que podría volverse aburrida rápidamente. Esta descripción puede hacer que alguien descarte verla. Es el guión de la escritora y directora primeriza Christy Hall el que es bueno, pero se hace genial con el casting de Sean Penn y Dakota Johnson como los… Continue reading Crítica de cine: Daddio – Dakota Johnson y Sean Penn hacen que este guión tenga éxito en espacios cerrados

Movie Review: Tribeca Film Festival Featured Many Short Films of Interest and Genres

Ebb & Flow – had the World Premiere at the festival. The short (Lebanon, Qatar, United States) is 18 minutes long in Arabic with English subtitles. About: Determined to have her first kiss, a young teenage girl defies her tumultuous world in search of normalcy. The film starts with beach scenes and good music, and… Continue reading Movie Review: Tribeca Film Festival Featured Many Short Films of Interest and Genres

Movie Review: Janet Planet – Playwright Annie Baker’s Film Debut About a Pre-teen and Her Mother

Annie Baker, who won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for her play The Flick, makes her directorial debut from the screenplay she wrote for Janet Planet. At the Berlin International Film Festival, her feature film was a nominee for the Panorama Audience Award. The film is set in rural Western Massachusetts during the summer of 1991.… Continue reading Movie Review: Janet Planet – Playwright Annie Baker’s Film Debut About a Pre-teen and Her Mother

Dances with Films Festival Movie Review: You Are Here – Realizing the Enormity of the Universe

The 27th annual Dances With Films: LA is ongoing from June 20-30th. The Los Angeles’ leading independent film festival has an array of films and genres, with screenings at the TCL Chinese Theatre (6925 Hollywood Blvd). There are 152 short films (101 narrative and 20 documentaries, 13 Kidz sections, 18 Downbeat/Music), and I have reviewed… Continue reading Dances with Films Festival Movie Review: You Are Here – Realizing the Enormity of the Universe

Dances with Films Festival Movie Review: How I Roll – A Documentary of a Life of Resilience

The 27th annual Dances With Films: LA is ongoing from June 20-30th. The Los Angeles’ leading independent film festival has an array of films and genres, with screenings at the TCL Chinese Theatre (6925 Hollywood Blvd). There are 152 short films (101 narrative and 20 documentaries, 13 Kidz sections, 18 Downbeat/Music), and I have reviewed… Continue reading Dances with Films Festival Movie Review: How I Roll – A Documentary of a Life of Resilience

Dances with Films Festival Movie Review: Princeton’s In The Mix – What Some Parents Will Do

The 27th Annual Dances With Films: LA has a great film lineup from June 20-30, and as it continues, I am able to view several short films. Los Angeles’ leading independent film festival has many features and genres from which to select. Princeton’s In The Mix – World Premiere – Fusions Short Block 1The film… Continue reading Dances with Films Festival Movie Review: Princeton’s In The Mix – What Some Parents Will Do

Dances with Films Fest Movie Review: Sally, Get the Potatoes

The 27th Annual Dances with Films Film Festival in Los Angeles continues this week (from June 20-30th, 2024). I was able to view several unique and very different short films. Among them is Sally Get the Potatoes. Sally, Get the Potatoes – West Coast Premiere [KIDZ Programming]Sally (Kynlee Heiman, Family Ornaments) is the youngest in… Continue reading Dances with Films Fest Movie Review: Sally, Get the Potatoes

Movie Review: Fire Fucking Fire Short has NY Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival

Among the short films I was able to view during the Tribeca Film Festival is Fire Fucking Fire. It is one I did not read about before viewing the screener, and I’m glad I did not. This short is a hoot of a film, meaning comedy, romance, women, LGBTQIA+, and I can’t leave out music.… Continue reading Movie Review: Fire Fucking Fire Short has NY Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival

Crítica de película: Thelma – June Squibb toma el asunto en sus propias manos en esta comedia de acción

Ser abuela no es lo mismo para todos, en absoluto. Diferentes edades, diferentes problemas de salud o pocos problemas de salud permiten que las personas sean más activas que otras. Esto es muy diferente a estar sentado en una mecedora todo el día. En el debut como director de Josh Margolin, la nominada al Premio… Continue reading Crítica de película: Thelma – June Squibb toma el asunto en sus propias manos en esta comedia de acción