SFIFF Review: ‘Landline’ is Another Gem From Auteur Gillian Robespierre
[Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival: “Landline” is writer and director Gillian Robespierre’s highly anticipated follow-up to...
EXCLUSIVE: Travis Mathews and Jonny Mars Discuss ‘Discreet’ – See it at SFFilm Festival!
[Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 Berlin International Film Festival: Auteur Travis Mathews’ (“Interior. Leather Bar”) latest directorial effort, “Discreet,” is...
SFIFF 2017: ‘Landline’ – Disfunction and Difficult Transitions in the ’90s
[Published at PopMatters] Landline is writer and director Gillian Robespierre’s highly anticipated follow-up to her critically well-received directorial debut, Obvious...
‘T2 Trainspotting’ Is a Transcendent Blend of Nostalgia and Reality
Addiction [Published at PopMatters] Audiences have been waiting 20 years for a sequel to Danny Boyle’s original Trainspotting (based on...
‘Life’: Wait, Haven’t We Seen This Before?
[Published at PopMatters] The sci-fi genre in film has devolved; like the horror genre, it’s heavily scrutinized due to the increasing...
‘Song to Song’ Revels in the Chaos of the Austin Music Scene
[Published at PopMatters.com] Terrence Malick was once considered the JD Salinger of cinema. After his debut, Badlands(1974), catapulted him into...
EXCLUSIVE: Director Bruce McDonald Talks Influences, Pop Culture, the Canadian Film Scene, Music and His New Film, ‘Weirdos’
[Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 Berlin International Film Festival: Director Bruce McDonald has been one of the most prominent indie...
Film Review: ‘The Last Word’ is a Lopsided Love Letter to Shirley MacLaine
[Published at Awards Circuit] Oscar winner (and six-time Oscar nominee) Shirley MacLaine has been acting on the silver screen for over...
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Ott and Cory Zacharia Discuss ‘California Dreams’ – See it at SXSW!
[Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 Berlin Critics’ Week: The ambitious docufiction, “California Dreams,” which is already garnering critical praise, debuted...
Historical Review: Bel Powley Carries ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’ on Her Shoulders
[Published at Awards Circuit] The autobiographical graphic novel, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” written by Phoebe Gloeckner, was adapted by Marielle...