All About Nina (Vives, 2018)
Nina (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) might be described as an angrier, more messed up version of Amy in Trainwreck. In the first few scenes of the movie, she comes off stage… Continue reading "All About Nina (Vives, 2018)"
Category: Film Festivals
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Boy Erased (Edgerton, 2018)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” is the harrowing, autobiographically inspired story of a woman suffering from postpartum depression who is confined against her will and whose “treatment” drives her… Continue reading "Boy Erased (Edgerton, 2018)"
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Destroyer (Kusama, 2018)
Movie lovers at Chapel Hill’s Filmfest 919 got an early look at Destroyer , a crime drama sure to generate awards buzz for the barely recognizable Nicole Kidman, who plays… Continue reading "Destroyer (Kusama, 2018)"
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Full Frame 2018 – The Pushouts and In Cold Blood
The Pushouts — Kate Galloway and Dawn Valadez (2018) Education opens doors to all areas of life. What happens if students drop out or are ‘pushed out’ by the system?… Continue reading "Full Frame 2018 – The Pushouts and In Cold Blood"
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Full Frame 2018 — Six Documentaries to Look for in 2018
Full Frame is a documentary lover's paradise, an oasis of smart, thoughtful, often probing films that nestled in early April between the January post-awards dumping ground and the May launch of summer action movies.
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Being Christian at SXSW
I find it hard to be a Christian at SXSW.
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Ready Player One (Spielberg, 2018)
"This is not a film we made here, I promise you. This is a movie."
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SXSW 2018 — They Live Here, Now
Some to Misery are Born Every Morn and every Night Some are Born to sweet delight Some are Born to sweet delight Some are Born to Endless Night We are… Continue reading "SXSW 2018 — They Live Here, Now"
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Tribal Justice
The procedures of the courts and the justice system are often taken for granted and never truly examined for their efficiency by most people in the U.S.. While there is a large… Continue reading "Tribal Justice"
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2017 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival — Purple Dreams
An uplifting reminder of the power of art to motivate and sustain us.