Genres

I just hope to raise the bar in terms of how people respond to independent film, in particular black independent film.

In Hollywood parlance, a “period piece” is a script or film that takes place in the past. 'Girl Flu', a film written and directed by Dorie Barton, gave a new meaning to that phrase. It's a film about firsts. Without a doubt, it is the only film you'll ever call charming, funny and heartwarming that has menstruation as its focus.

To gain a friend is golden; to lose a friend is heartbreaking.

"X-Men Apocalypse" contains mass destruction, impressive action sequences, and a plot filled with familiar mutants, religious/cultural overtones, historical/pop culture references, and familiar flashbacks/dialogue.

It's not difficult to be immersed in the world of "High-Rise".

The statistics about PTSD are overwhelming. The numbers of vets who cannot deal and commit suicide are staggering.

A plethora of impulsive passions and rancorous violence, which can only bring forth an ending besmirched with tragedy.

We see a few scenes of Janis and fellow musicians hard at work in the studio, and plenty of performance clips, but where the film excels is in showing us how her life fed her performances.

Every day I went to work wanting to make this the best film that it could possibly be.

I was making bad action films in Asia. Not that I don’t love Asia. I do. That was the best part of it, seeing other countries.