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SXSW Review: “Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil” Is an Intimate, Revealing Venture into the Pop Star’s Personal Life and her Struggles with Addiction

March 22, 2021
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SXSW Review: Covid-19 Centered Drama “The End of Us” Tells a Compelling, Engaging Story About Two Exes Forced to Live Together in Quarantine

March 21, 2021
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SXSW Review: “The Hunt for Planet B” Explores the Search for Another Life-Sustaining Planet While Also Taking an Introspective Look at Our Own

March 20, 2021
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Film Review: Anthology Horror-Thriller “Phobias” Masterfully Explores the Origins of People’s Fears

March 18, 2021
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SXSW Review: “Here Before” Explores the Unnerving, Volatile Obsession of a Mother Who has Lost a Child

March 18, 2021
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SXSW Review: “Luchadoras” Showcases the Brave Female Wrestlers of the Dangerous Ciudad Juárez in Their Fight Against Femicide

March 16, 2021
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Film Review: The Intriguing Third Act of “The Canyonlands” Can’t Save the Otherwise Bland and Hackneyed Plot

March 4, 2021
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Film Review: The Wacky “Willy’s Wonderland” Squanders Its Absurdist Potential by Taking Itself Too Seriously

February 12, 2021
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Film Review: Frankenstein Adaptation “A Nightmare Wakes” Achieves Its Artistic Ambitions but Creates a Messy Monster in the Process

February 4, 2021
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Film Review: “The Funeral Home” Provides Disturbing Drama but Gives Genuine Horror a Rest

January 28, 2021

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  • “Been Here Stay Here” Portrays Vanishing Island
    By Christopher Llewellyn Reed
    January 7, 2026
    Been Here Stay Here (David Usui, 2024) 3½ out of 5 stars Director David Usui makes his solo-feature debut with Been Here Stay Here, a documentary portrait of Tangier Island, located in Virginia’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Since the mid-1800s, the island has lost two-thirds of its land mass and is projected to essentially vanish in the relatively near future (as in, it won’t last till the end of this century). That’s rough news for the 400 ... >>
  • “Happy and You Know It” Offers Good Cheer
    By Christopher Llewellyn Reed
    December 24, 2025
    Happy and You Know It (Penny Lane, 2025) 4 out of 5 stars Writing meaningful music for children is not easy. Just ask the composers/performers featured in Happy and You Know It, the latest documentary from Penny Lane (Listening to Kenny G), which come out Christmas Day on HBO. It’s a worthy profession, however, no matter the challenges, for there’s nothing better than inspiring children to sing, dance, and be merry. ... >>
  • “American Sasquatch” Engrosses
    By Matt Patti
    November 25, 2025
    American Sasquatch: Man, Myth, or Monster (Gabe Torres, 2025) 3 out of 5 stars Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Skunk Ape. There are many names throughout America that describe this mythical creature: a tall, hairy being that walks on two legs and is found throughout dense forests in the U.S. Whatever your local area calls it, this urban legend has been heavily featured in narrative films, documentaries, and folklore alike. ... >>
  • Interview with “Rebuilding” Director Max Walker-Silverman
    By Christopher Llewellyn Reed
    November 19, 2025
    Max Walker-Silverman’s debut feature, A Love Song, impressed with its combination of gorgeous cinematography and heartfelt performances. His follow-up, Rebuilding (which I reviewed out of the 2025 Middleburg Film Festival), showcases identical strengths in a brand-new story, set as before in the director’s native Colorado. Starring Josh O’Connor (La Chimera) as Dusty, a divorced dad whose family ranch is destroyed in a wildfire, the movie also ... >>
  • In “The Carpenter’s Son,” Jesus Wrestles with Divinity
    By Patrick Howard
    November 14, 2025
    The Carpenter’s Son (Lotfy Nathan, 2025) 3½ out of 5 stars After a hundred years’ worth of depictions of Jesus Christ in film, the ones that highlight a young man contending with his human and divine selves stand out among the rest. It’s a type of story that is not without its controversy. As you can imagine, a Jesus who was more conflicted and defiant in his youth may be a hard pill to swallow for a lot of devout believers. This is a ... >>
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