As it was challenging to get into the big headliners of this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival, I focused on some of the more low-key films the fest had to offer. One delightful surprise is a film that shows how fandom can sometimes be a positive thing for musical artists coping with their own… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Movie Review: THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND Is A Lovable Slice Of Comedic Indie Cinema
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Movie Review: My Love Will Make You Disappear – Romance, Comedy, and Life Challenges
My Love Will Make You Disappear stars Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino and is directed by Chad V. Vidanes from a screenplay by Patrick Valencia and Isabella Policarpio. This film tells the story of Sari (Kim Chiu), a young woman who believes she has been cursed since childhood and is doomed to be single all… Continue reading Movie Review: My Love Will Make You Disappear – Romance, Comedy, and Life Challenges
Movie Review: We Were Dangerous – Winner of Special Jury Award in 2024 is a Must-Watch
We Were Dangerous is Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu’s directorial debut. It is a coming-of-age dramatic feature film. Maddie Dai wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at the SXSW Film & Television Festival in 2024, where it won a Special Jury Award. I am so glad I had the opportunity to see it recently after missing it… Continue reading Movie Review: We Were Dangerous – Winner of Special Jury Award in 2024 is a Must-Watch
Movie Review: The Friend – Life, Love and the Many Emotions in Relationships
David Siegel and Scott McGehee (Bee Season, Montana Story) write and direct a heartwarming and touching story. Their work tackles several challenging emotions that many of us have gone through from the loss of a loved one, either by natural causes or by their hand. Suicide is not easy to process or get through, and… Continue reading Movie Review: The Friend – Life, Love and the Many Emotions in Relationships
SXSW 2025 Movie Review: Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror: A Timeless Tapestry of Transgression, Transformation, and Triumph
This documentary is an exuberant, unapologetic celebration of a cultural revolution that has not only redefined theater and film but has also provided a lifelong sanctuary for those who dared to dream differently. With unprecedented access to the creative genius of Richard O’Brien and candid insights from legends such as Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Lou… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Movie Review: Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror: A Timeless Tapestry of Transgression, Transformation, and Triumph
SXSW 2025 Movie Review: THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING
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
SXSW 2025 Movie Review: Uvalde Mom—A Powerful Portrait of Courage and Consequence
The world premiere of Uvalde Mom at the SXSW Film Festival was a profoundly emotional experience, made even more poignant by the presence of the film’s subject, Angeli Rose Gomez, and several other cast members. Given the documentary’s heavy nature, the festival ensured counselors were in attendance, underscoring the lasting trauma of the Robb Elementary… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Movie Review: Uvalde Mom—A Powerful Portrait of Courage and Consequence
SXSW Movie Review: Mola – A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss – The Strong Bonds We Live
During this year’s SXSW Film & Television Festival, some outstanding documentary films were worth viewing and discussing. The films range over many topics. Mola – A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss had its North American Premiere in the Documentary Spotlight section of this year’s festival. Directors Martin Brauen and daughter Yangzom Brauen are excellent… Continue reading SXSW Movie Review: Mola – A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss – The Strong Bonds We Live
Movie Review: Time Passages – Documentary by Son of His Mother and Dementia
Doc Days 2024 film festival offered the film directed by Kyle Henry Time Passages. Now, it is available for viewing at special screenings at the AFS Cinema from March 28th to 30th, with Kyle Henry available for a post-film discussion after each screening. About: A pandemic rages across the globe. In the final months of… Continue reading Movie Review: Time Passages – Documentary by Son of His Mother and Dementia
A WORKING MAN Never Truly Knows What It Wants To Be
The latest action thriller from director David Ayer and actor Jason Statham begins with one style and then embarks on something completely different. With a screenplay written by Sylvester Stallone and Ayer (based on the 2014 novel Levon’s Trade by Chuck Dixon), A Working Man starts as a straight action-thriller but then decides it is a campy, over-the-top… Continue reading A WORKING MAN Never Truly Knows What It Wants To Be