Brilliant, shocking, gripping, mind-blowing, freaky, nerve-wracking, intense, and redemptive are all excellent reasons why you should see this movie. At a whopping two hours and fifteen minute run time, I was completely entranced in the story from start to finish, never actually realizing how long I had been sitting there. From the opening scene, I […]
A poem of the heart and landscape of the Texas Hill Country, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints is every bit as beautiful as its title implies. Playing off the natural sounds of the winds through the prairies, the film takes a simplistic look at outlaw Bob Muldoon (played brilliantly by Casey Affleck) and his sacrificial love […]
As an almost perfectly true story of Oscar Grant III (Michael B. Jordan), Fruitvale Station follows him in a short review of his recent past with the law, his future goals as a new family man, and the devastating tragedy of the last day of his life. Surrounding the celebration of New Year’s Eve of […]
On a bright Sunday afternoon, a couple on the closer side of seventy walked into the cozy little neighborhood theater that I too had chosen to watch my film of choice for the day. Surprisingly enough, the couple continued their merry way into the same theater as I with the full intention of watching the […]
Certainly not one of the summer’s “greats” but still appealing to the entertained eye, Iron Man 3 flew into the opening box office weekend with almost $200,000,000.00 in sales. Not a fabulous start but not mediocre either. Director Shane Black certainly knows that provided enough flashy gizmos with action-packed scenes and a nice flip of […]
As the highly anticipated coming of age story for the 2013 summer, The Kings of Summer was woefully underwhelming. Leaving me craving for more than mediocre acting and any definite direction, this film presented itself as a failure to mix the grit of October Boys with laughable quirkiness of Moonrise Kingdom. While it certainly does […]
In all honesty, I measured the success of this movie by the fact that I completely lost myself in it. I had so much fun with it that I felt I was an interactive player and I completely forgot to take notes! So what does that say about this movie? Well, as part of the […]
One of the special things about the NaFF this year was the introduction and blending of the Kurdish film industry with Hollywood. For several years now, the Academy has used its powerful resources to spread the knowledge and culture that comes with the personal creativity of film with others around the world. It is no […]
As another one of my personal favorites of the festival, In the Fog moved me from the moment I took a glimpse at the initial trailer. While many view silence as an awkward void that must be filled in order to reach a level of stable comfort, this particular film thrived on the essence of […]
Listed as a Special Presentation on the official NaFF (Nashville Film Festival) movie categorization, it was a treat to spend my first night of reviews in the packed attendance for upcoming Director, Jared Moshe’s, first anticipated Western. Released nationwide in select theaters on May 3rd, Dead Man’s Burden proved to be a solid first shot […]
