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Reviews of “Diverge,” “Miss Stevens” and “Silicon Cowboys” + Interview with Kathlyn Horan of “The If Project” @hammertonail

In the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail published three reviews of mine, plus one interview (with director Kathlyn Horan, of The If Project). Here are the links to all four pieces: Diverge review Interview with Kathlyn Horan Miss Stevens review Silicon Cowboys review Enjoy!

Something Wicked This Way Comes … Sort of: The Comme-Ci/Comme Ça Appeal of “Blair Witch”

[Note: This review will also soon post at Film Festival Today, and when it does, I will link to  it.] Blair Witch (Adam Wingard, 2016) Neither particularly exceptional nor exceptionally dumb, Blair Witch exists in that gray area of sequeldom where we don’t emerge from its dark depths puzzled at its raison d’être, yet nor do we … Continue reading Something Wicked This Way Comes … Sort of: The Comme-Ci/Comme Ça Appeal of “Blair Witch”

In “Snowden,” Oliver Stone Returns to Form to Warn Us of the Great Danger of Our Time

Snowden (Oliver Stone, 2016) Despite a prolific filmmaking career that began in the 1970s, picked up in the 1980s and then really kicked into high gear with the one-two-three knockout blow of Platoon (1986, for which he won the Best Director Oscar), Wall Street (1987) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989, for which he again won the … Continue reading In “Snowden,” Oliver Stone Returns to Form to Warn Us of the Great Danger of Our Time

“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Hannah Buchdahl – on Films of Summer 2016, “Morris from America,” “A Tale of Love and Darkness” and “The Light Between Oceans”

Welcome to the first episode of the 2016-2017 season of  Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed . My guest this time was Hannah Buchdahl, co-founder of the website chickflix.net and co-host of a weekly podcast called Cinema Clash on radiosaintpete.com. We reviewed our favs and least favs of the Summer 2016 season, plus three new films: Morris from America, A Tale of … Continue reading “Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Hannah Buchdahl – on Films of Summer 2016, “Morris from America,” “A Tale of Love and Darkness” and “The Light Between Oceans”

Reviews of “Sully” on Dan Rodricks’s “Roughly Speaking Podcast” and on “Film Festival Today”

Two reviews of Clint Eastwood’s recent Sully for you, the one on Dan Rodricks’ Roughly Speaking podcast for The Baltimore Sun, and the other on Film Festival Today. Enjoy!

“The Next Generation in Film” @bmoreart

Today, BmoreArt published my article on the Creative Alliance‘s annual “Best of Baltimore Student Film” showcase, featuring interviews with Film Programmer Samantha Mitchell (left, above) and Managing Director Gina Caruso (right, above). The screening is tomorrow night. Here is the piece, with all relevant information on the screening. Enjoy!

Reviews of “The IF Project,” “The Light Between Oceans” & “Morgan” @filmfesttoday

I am now writing for Film Festival Today, where I hope to see my reviews of more mainstream, wide-release films published from now on. This week, FFT published two such reviews of mine, today, plus a documentary review earlier in the week. Here they are: The IF Project review The Light Between Oceans review Morgan review Enjoy!

Criterion’s “Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words” & “Ivan’s Childhood” + “Disorder” & “Morris from America,” all @hammertonail

In the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail published four reviews of mine, of two Criterion Collection Blu-ray releases and two new movies out in theaters and VOD. Here are the links to all four pieces: Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Criterion Blu-ray review Ivan’s Childhood Criterion Blu-ray review Disorder review Morris from America review Enjoy!

“Hands of Stone” Throws a Punch, Takes a Beating

Hands of Stone (Jonathan Jakubowicz, 2016) Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramírez (Carlos) stars as famed Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán in Hands of Stone, a new biopic from Venezuelan director Jonathan Jakubowicz (Secuestro Express). Cuban actress Ana de Armas (War Dogs) comes along for the ride as Durán’s long-suffering wife, Felicidad, along with Panamanian actor Rubén Blades (Cradle Will Rock), as Carlos Eleta, Durán’s … Continue reading “Hands of Stone” Throws a Punch, Takes a Beating

Better Late Than Never, Summer 2016 Edition: “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Suicide Squad,” “Captain Fantastic,” “The Secret Life of Pets,” “The Legend of Tarzan” and “Zootopia”

Every year, there are films that I miss seeing when they first come out (usually because I am unable to attend the press screening), and so I never write a review for them. Sometimes, however, I try to make up for my dereliction of duty by putting together a composite post such as this one, … Continue reading Better Late Than Never, Summer 2016 Edition: “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Suicide Squad,” “Captain Fantastic,” “The Secret Life of Pets,” “The Legend of Tarzan” and “Zootopia”