The reality show genre is skewered in this on-target mockumentary about celebrities who are famous for no reason except their desire to be famous.
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Documentary Film Review: ‘McKellen: Playing the Part’
With the actor's own words guiding Joe Stephenson's documentary, the film acts as a memoir from Ian McKellen.
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'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,' directed by J.J. Abrams who also co-wrote the screenplay, is a fitting end to the 11-film saga.
Read More »Film Review: ‘Free Burma Rangers’ Not Standard Christian Fare
The film documents the efforts of former Special Forces soldier David Eubank and his family to help people in war zones.
Read More »Austin Film Festival Movie Review: ‘When We Last Spoke’ – Heartbreak, Laughs, and Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman joins an award-winning cast to tell the tender story of two sisters, abandoned then estranged, who seek truth and a new start.
Read More »AFF Film Review: ‘Cowboys’, I Never Knew You, Till Now
'Cowboys,' a documentary which had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival, last month, takes us into the world and psyches of modern-day cowboys who make sure that filet mignon or beef brisket make it to your table.
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival Review: ‘The Song of Names’ Starring Clive Owen, Tim Roth
A wartime drama of music and mystery, 'The Song of Names' emphasizes themes of faith, love, grieving, loss, and forgiveness, with historical references to Treblinka and the Holocaust.
Read More »AFF Film Review: Two on The Noir Side – But Very Different
DC NOIR and Sleeping in Plastic both brought a film noir feel to the 26th Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference in Austin, Texas
Read More »Austin Film Festival: Screenwriter Ed Solomon Reveals How ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ Began
When 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' comes out in 2020, Solomon will have had a major release in each of the last five decades.
Read More »Movie Review: Horror Anthology ‘Holiday Hell’
This mixed bag of holiday-themed short stories isn't quite like getting coal in your stocking, but it never quite rises above predictability.
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