At first a bit talky and a bit long, 'Welcome to the Men's Group' manages to develop into a powerful statement about the role of men in today's society.
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Austin Film Fest Film Review: Laughing at ‘Original Sin’
You shouldn’t really laugh at sin. Unless, it was the film Original Sin (Pecado Original), part of the Comedy Vanguard series at the Austin Film Festival, which ran October 25 – November 1. The festival showed over 180 films and brought screenwriters and filmmakers together to celebrate the role of …
Read More »Movie Review: Yen Tan’s Moving ‘1985’
Yen Tan's drama tells the moving story of a young gay man's life in a small town during the 1980s.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Halloween’ (2018) – The Sequel We Always Wanted
A dynamic, bloody, and sometimes funny sequel that we have waited for these last 40 years.
Read More »4K UHD Review: ‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich’ – The Most Undesirable of Reboots
The cult favorite 'Puppet Master' franchise gets the reboot treatment no one asked for.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Halloween’ – Not the One from 1978
This sequel to the original slasher flick which introduced the world to Michael Myers exceeded my expectations and the crowd reacted enthusiastically.
Read More »ARFF Review: Opening Night with ‘A Chance of Snow’
The Austin Revolution Film Festival (ARFF) kicked off the 2018 edition on September 18, with a chance of snow. No, it didn’t snow in Austin, but after a networking event and a series of mind-bending shorts, the filmmaker-heavy audience watched the feature, A Chance of Snow. ARFF has been honored …
Read More »Rhys Wakefield, Star of ‘The Grand Son’ — Exclusive Interview
Purge actor Rhys Wakefield discusses the creative processes behind his latest film in this exclusive interview with Blogcritics.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Rhys Wakefield, Star of ‘The Grand Son’
Purge actor Rhys Wakefield discusses the creative processes behind his latest film in this exclusive interview with Blogcritics.
Read More »San Antonio Film Festival Review: the Baseball Comedy ‘Benched’
John C. McGinley and Garret Dillahunt star as clashing Little League coaches in an entertaining film adaptation of Richard Dresser's play 'Rounding Third.'
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