SF filmmaker surprises with crowd-pleasing HIV comedy ‘Pushing Dead’
[Published at the San Francisco Examiner] San Francisco resident Tom E. Brown is the most hard-working and talented filmmaker you’ve likely...
PHANTOM THREAD Q&A With Paul Thomas Anderson
[Published at Film Inquiry] Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson presented his latest film, Phantom Thread, on January 4, 2018 to members of SFFilm...
SHOT: A Gripping, Timely Pro Gun-Control Thriller
[Published at Film Inquiry] Shot tells the story of an expert sound mixer named Mark Newman (played ingeniously by Noah Wyle, also...
Interview With Director Brian Taylor Of MOM AND DAD
[Published at Film Inquiry] Director Brian Taylor has made a name for himself as a director of stylish, high-octane, substantive action films...
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: An Enjoyable Musical Fantasy
[Published at Film Inquiry] Relatively unknown visual effects artist Michael Gracey makes an applaudable directorial debut with The Greatest Showman, a fictional musical...
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS: Tim Burton’s Timeless Masterpiece
Before he came down here, it never snowed. And afterwards, it did. I don’t think it would be snowing now...
WONDER: Prudent, Sincere & Perspicaciously Polycentric
[Published at Film Inquiry] It would be easy for one to think that Wonder may be a told centered solely from our...
DARKEST HOUR: The Capolavoro Of Gary Oldman’s Nonpareil Career
[Published at Film Inquiry] With Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina, and now Darkest Hour, director Joe Wright has established himself as a master of period...
ENTANGLEMENT: A Wholly Original, Expectation-Subverting Gem
[Published at Film Inquiry] Of all the subjects to center a film around, suicide is one of the more delicate...
Alexa Ortega sings of joy, resilience in holiday show
[Published at the SF Examiner] Alexa Ortega is a renaissance woman. The Los Angeles personal trainer (who has a degree...