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Sundance Film Festival Review: Festival Favorite ‘Navalny’ is a Gripping Documentary Thriller

Mounting a campaign against a powerful regime in any environment can be a challenge. But when the reason for action is because of widespread corruption, it’s a battle that may be impossible to win since the other side will be willing to take any and all necessary action, regardless of its legality. The current state…

Exclusive Sundance Film Festival Video Interview: W. Kamau Bell on the Importance of ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’

It’s not easy to reckon with the idea that someone who was so inspirational and important in the advancement of culture and progress within any space has done horrible things. But doing so can be crucial, since if the main lesson a person has taught others is to do good, recognizing the failures of that…

Sundance Film Festival Review – Evan Rachel Wood Opens Up and Advocates in ‘Phoenix Rising’

While modern civilization has evolved in certain respects, it is still horrifying and disturbing to see how people continue to be led to believe that they occupy a particular rank or place where they must do what is asked or expected of them. Too often, young individuals – and individuals of any age – are…

Sundance Film Festival Interview : An Exclusive Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Christine Choy on “The Exiles”

Synopsis : Documentarian Christine Choy tracks down three exiled dissidents from the Tiananmen Square massacre in order to find closure on an abandoned film she began shooting in 1989. Directed By: Ben Klein and Violet Columbus Produced by Maria Chiu, Ben Klein, and Violet Columbus Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus Sales: Endeavor TRT:…

Film Review: Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary ‘Ascension’ Probes Class in China

Class structures exist in every society, and their gradual dissolution is often considered a hallmark of productive evolution and modernization. But no matter how much equality is achieved and how much the playing field might be figuratively leveled, there will still be those with tremendous means that exert an unbelievable power over those who have…

Exclusive Video Interview: Directors Peter Middleton and James Spinney on their Documentary ‘The Real Charlie Chaplin’

There are few more influential people in the history of cinema than Charlie Chaplin. online pharmacy buy wellbutrin with best prices today in the USA Recognized worldwide for his signature mustache and his Tramp character, Chaplin entertained audiences for decades. But who the real Chaplin was is much more of a mystery, and so many…

TV Review – ‘Voir’ Examines the Wonder and Artistry of Cinema

Those who truly love movies and television enjoy not only watching it but talking about it for hours on end. Finding another cinephile with an equally deep and rich appreciation for the art of cinema can lead to the warmest of friendships, and it’s affirming to know that someone else shares a love for a…

DOC NYC Film Review – ‘The First Wave’ Shows How COVID Transformed New York City

It’s difficult to be able to fully process the impact of something while still in it. As time goes on and cases continue to spread, the reality continues to set in that COVID-19 is here to stay, and society will need to evolve to account for its existence. Early on, however, that wasn’t as apparent,…

DOC NYC Film Review – ‘The Rossellinis’ Examines the Implications of Fame on Family

For some, cinema is a family business. There are numerous actors, directors, screenwriters, and producers who have been involved in film and television for generations, sometimes in collaboration with one another and in other cases entirely independently. While it can be a positive experience, it can also be stifling or scarring, forcing children into an…

TV Review – What Happened, Brittany Murphy? Revisits the Death of a Talented Young Star

In the early 2000s, Brittany Murphy was a popular actress, with starring roles in films like 8 Mile and Just Married. Her breakthrough part in 1995’s Clueless indicated her strength as a comedic performance, and she turned in fine dramatic work in films like Girl, Interrupted. But, like too many other celebrities, Murphy died an…

Toronto International Film Festival Review – Alanis Morissette Biopic ‘Jagged’ is Weakened by the Singer’s Rejection of the Film

The music that artists, and particularly singers, create can be highly influential on their audiences and fans. Lyrics may be memorized and repeated often, and associated with causes and ideas. Those ties may not be intentional or at all representative of the true feelings of the artist, and it’s impossible to know what they really…