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I just watched this great new fairy tale movie. It’s about this boy named Stu who has all these imaginary friends. He grows up...
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I just watched this great new fairy tale movie. It’s about this boy named Stu who has all these imaginary friends. He grows up...
Vinyl Nation is a 2020 documentary from directors Kevin Smokler and Christoper Boone. If you are of a certain age like myself and can...
As always, it was impossible to see everything at the 2022 edition of the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, TX — especially...
March 8th was International Women’s Day and there really isn’t a better time to talk about a film that was ahead of its time....
I really expected to relate more to the protagonist of the documentary film, Batman and Me. Darren Maxwell aka “Dags,” is a formerly obsessive-compulsive...
Filmmaker Lisa Hurwitz had to come up with some way to make the rest of the world care about her documentary, The Automat, since...
Part standup special, part documentary, Joy Ride is the kind of movie that gifts you 71 minutes of pure unadulterated bliss mixed together with...
Growing up, one of my favorite (and most recognizable) kid actors was Ike Eisnemann. From the television show The Fantastic Journey to appearances on...
For most people outside of the art world, the concept of a painting is pretty basic: Paint on a canvas that is interesting to...
John Legend produced documentary A Crime on the Bayou is a frustrating, soulful, hopeful telling of the events that led to the landmark Supreme...
For Madmen Only is a fascinating look at the cult comedy star Del Close, who never became a household name, but whose radical influence...
My first exposure to Anthony Bourdain was almost twenty years ago when I read his autobiographical manifesto, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly....
When the movie Kids was released in 1995 you would have thought (judging from the gluttonous appetite of journalists covering the film) that it...
Ask me what my all-time favorite comic strip is and, depending on the time of day, I’m likely to say Dick Tracy…or Pogo…or Barnaby…or...
Jackie Collins was a best-selling author of scandalously sexy romance novels whose fame rivaled that of her older sister, Dynasty star Joan Collins. She...
In 1994, Tom Petty broke away from his long-time backing band The Heartbreakers to make what would become his best-selling solo album, “Wildflowers,” which...
In Ursula Macfarlane’s riveting “stranger than fiction” documentary, a man who was kidnapped as a baby and found two years later starts to question...
Defined by the Mayo Clinic, Multiple sclerosis (MS) is, “a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system).” With no...
Twyla Moves is perhaps the most accurate title of any film I’ve ever seen. This amazing documentary premiering at SXSW is about the life...
If you’re a fan of folk horror, then this incredibly deep dive into the genre is an absolute must. At more than three hours...
In 1970, a young man named Michael Brody Jr. offered anyone who wanted it a piece of a $25 million fortune. 50 years later,...
Written and directed by longtime friend and filmmaker Malcom Ingram, Clerk chronicles the life and career of Kevin Smith. Known for his live appearances...
Hysterical is a fantastic documentary about women in stand up comedy. Some of the strongest, funniest, edgiest women in comedy got together and talked...
I recently posted my Top Five favorite movies from the virtual edition of the 2021 South by Southwest multimedia festival — but here are...