As another year comes to a close, we shut the book on a year of surprising and often excellent movies. We reveal our choices for our favorite movies of year, along with some yearbook-style superlatives! Be sure to let us know which movies in 2021 connected with you! Movie Yearbook Superlatives! Best musical sequence JOSH: … Continue reading Our Favorite Films of 2021
Film Review: Swan Song
★★★ Is this seriously the second film titled Swan Song to come out in 2021? In my opinion, the wrong one is getting all the acclaim. No, this will not be a Swan Song vs. Swan Song battle royale, but it does go without saying that both films have an incredible emotional depth to them. … Continue reading Film Review: Swan Song
Provincetown International Film Festival 2021 Wrap-Up
For this year's Provincetown International Film Festival, I caught a couple of great gems, with my favorite of the bunch being the absolutely phenomenal drama, CODA. A full listing of all the films covered, including recently-reviewed ones from previous festivals, is included below... Films BEANS Full review at the link. BEING BEBE Full review at … Continue reading Provincetown International Film Festival 2021 Wrap-Up
CIFF 2021 Festival Wrap-Up
I managed to catch a few movies at the virtual 45th Cleveland International Film Festival, and thought it best to do a little roundup of everything I watched. This acts as a sampling of my thoughts, especially on the films I cannot cover yet in full. I have also linked to films I already viewed … Continue reading CIFF 2021 Festival Wrap-Up
SXSW Film Festival Wrap-Up
South by Southwest is the first film festival I’ve covered essentially top to bottom, but even I didn’t have time for everything. I saw a total of 32 films, 1 short film, 3 TV pilots, and several panels/events. Anything not afforded full coverage is included here, as well as a personal top 10 favorite films … Continue reading SXSW Film Festival Wrap-Up
Interview: Actor Udo Kier & Screenwriter/Director Todd Stephens
A sharp selection from 2021’s SXSW film slate, Swan Song is a poignant comedy that manages to be both deeply moving and laugh-out-loud hilarious. Retired hair-stylist Pat Pitsenbarger (Udo Kier) is caught off guard when he receives an unexpected visitor at his nursing home. An old client who had a falling-out with Pat has passed … Continue reading Interview: Actor Udo Kier & Screenwriter/Director Todd Stephens
SXSW 2021: Swan Song
★★★★★ Swan Song came out of nowhere, and completely bowled me over with its vibrance, authenticity, and tender love of gay culture. Udo Kier is a legend of independent cinema, and Swan Song lets him spread his wings like he never has before. Kier embodies real-life, Sandusky trailblazer, Mister Pat Pitsenbarger, with every fiber of … Continue reading SXSW 2021: Swan Song