The Atlanta Film Festival really selected a phenomenal slate of for its 2021 lineup, and several of their choices I already caught at previous fests. In total, I watched 16 of the narrative offerings, and honestly enjoyed the majority of the ones I watched. I rounded up all viewed from the fest, and provided links … Continue reading Atlanta Film Festival 2021 Wrap-Up
Film Review: Chance
★★★★ Adult animation is tricky to get right, and justly so. It requires a balancing act to strike the right tone, and to prove the story is worth telling in this format. I’m happy to report that Chance, the new dog fighting animated drama from director Kenny Roy, emphasizes the urgency of this topic. Being … Continue reading Film Review: Chance
SFFILM Festival Roundup
For 2021’s virtual San Francisco International Film Festival, I decided to do things a little differently. I will be updating with a small blurb for each film I watch from the festival, which will also be a good way to track my initial reactions and feelings about each one. Read on for my exclusive coverage. … Continue reading SFFILM Festival Roundup
Film Review: The Vault
★★★★ The Vault, the new action thriller from visionary director Jaume Balaguero, came barreling onto my radar when the trailer dropped in early February. The ensemble cast was just too strong to ignore. Sometimes low expectations for a project can produce the most surprising chemical reactions: The Vault is one of the most exciting and … Continue reading Film Review: The Vault
Film Review: Nobody
★★★★ Fans of the John Wick films will eat up new action film, Nobody, like cake. The violence is just as visceral and graphic as anything you’d find in that series. Starring Bob Odenkirk of Better Call Saul, the small-scale stakes make for pulse-pounding suspense. While at first it may seem like both films share … Continue reading Film Review: Nobody
Film Review: Crisis
★★★ Crisis is a new crime drama that’s desperately trying to get out from underneath the shadow of 2000’s Oscar-winning Traffic like so many of the clones that emerged around that time. Three separate stories about the opioid epidemic never quite come together in a satisfying way, though just honing in on one of them … Continue reading Film Review: Crisis