Awards Circuit

SFIFF Review: ‘Infinity Baby’ Is a Hilarious and Absurdist Allegory Grounded by Pressing Sociopolitical Issues

Apr 15, 2017

Poster for Bob Byington’s INFINITY BABY, playing at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 5 – 19, 2017...

SFIFF Review: ‘Landline’ is Another Gem From Auteur Gillian Robespierre

Apr 8, 2017

[Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival: “Landline” is writer and director Gillian Robespierre’s highly anticipated follow-up to...

SFIFF 2017: ‘Landline’ – Disfunction and Difficult Transitions in the ’90s

Apr 8, 2017

[Published at PopMatters] Landline is writer and director Gillian Robespierre’s highly anticipated follow-up to her critically well-received directorial debut, Obvious...

EXCLUSIVE: Director Bruce McDonald Talks Influences, Pop Culture, the Canadian Film Scene, Music and His New Film, ‘Weirdos’

Mar 12, 2017

[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

Mar 12, 2017

[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!

Mar 12, 2017

[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

Mar 12, 2017

[Published at Awards Circuit] The autobiographical graphic novel, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” written by Phoebe Gloeckner, was adapted by Marielle...