Gig worker Elliott (Efrangeliz Medina) is scrambling to pay off a debt left to her by her con man father. Director / co-writer Gio Randazzo’s 25-minute short film A Killer Service follows Elliott as she hustles to pull together the…
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Sixty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Alan Govenar’s latest documentary, Down in Dallas Town, charts people’s memory of that tragic day. The past is remembered and preserved not just by memory but by…
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In 2007, we learned of the epic duel between Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell in King of Kong. I reference this film for two reasons, gentle reader. First, it contextualizes what we’re about to discuss in today’s film review. Second,…
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My frustration with environmental documentaries is that the vast majority of them fall into that “doom and gloom” category, and the only solution is to dismantle the global economy. Joshua and Rebecca Tickell’s documentary, Common Ground, is that rare documentary…
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Writer-director Dirk Braun’s Flying Boat documentary is an engaging look at the history of the single-hull land/sea aircraft styles that were once the mainstay of passenger travel worldwide. With names like Albatross, Clipper, and Catalina, these beautiful, elegant aircraft are…
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Tiger has set his paws on Pakistani soil! Tiger 3, which is the third sequel to the “Tiger” action-thriller franchise of Yash Raj Films’ Spy Universe, was released in theaters on Diwali. Written by Aditya Chopra and directed by Maneesh…
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Summary Leo, a new animated film starring Adam Sandler, takes its time to establish its story, resulting in a film that struggles to find its own identity. The film tries on many different formal approaches, with some working well, like…
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Eli Roth brings an axe to the Thanksgiving party but this is one holiday film you really should probably stay away from. Here’s our Eli Roth Thanksgiving review! An axe-wielding maniac terrorizes residents of Plymouth, Mass., after a Black Friday…
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Wish should be a grand celebration of 100 years of the Walt Disney Company. Founded by Walt Disney, it all started with a mouse, and Walt firmly established himself as the father of feature animation, starting with the release of…
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An RV park on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, faces extinction in Amy Nicholson’s lyrical, if somewhat slight, documentary “Happy Campers.” A portrait of a community in flux, Nicholson trains her camera on the inhabitants and seasonal tourists of Inlet View, a…
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AWARD THIS! 2023 NOMINEE! It’s time jumping Texas-style in writer/director Joel Moody’s clever science fiction action film Breaking the Loop. Bo (Joel Moody) is a broke long-haired country boy who has to put his dog down. While boiling his sorrows in booze and…
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Tim Story‘s Dashing Through the Snow strides into the realm of Christmas fantasies with an intriguing premise and a star-studded cast led by Ludacris, Teyonah Parris, and Lil Rel Howery. While it attempts to sprinkle holiday magic, this Christmas comedy…
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