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 […]
Stepping onto the top platform of the moving escalators, with the early evening glow of the setting April sun, all I could picture was a characteristically royal descent from the top tier landing of Pemberley Hall into a white marbled ballroom clad with adorning guests and silk-gloved anticipation. Perhaps my own hype had filled my […]
