Posts Tagged ‘The Orchard’
SXSW Film Review – Them That Follow
Them That Follow is a film that screamed thriller or horror to me at SXSW. Unless you are terrified of snakes, this film is a drama set in a remote Appalachian town that does not have money but plenty of faith. This faith is what…
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Film Review – Birds of Passage
Birds of Passage tells a familiar tale of the corruptive influence of crime but does it well, with methodical storytelling through time and culture that doesn’t break any new ground but is easy to absorb. The moral of the story is literally told to you…
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SXSW Film Review – American Animals
It was not until the director, and writer Bart Layton walked onto the stage at the Paramount Theater at SXSW 2018 and his previous film, The Imposter, was mentioned that I realized what exactly kind of film I was about to see. If you are…
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Film Review – Outside In
I am always excited when a new Lynn Shelton movie comes out. My first exposure to her work was in 2011 with Your Sister’s Sister, and I was really pleased by its humor and kindness. (I am reminded by writing that sentence that I need…
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SIFF Interview – Sam Elliott & Brett Haley – The Hero
Spencer Fornaciari interviews actor Sam Elliott and co-writer/director Brett Haley from the dramedy The Hero at SIFF 2017.
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SIFF Film Review – The Hero
In director Brett Haley’s new film The Hero, which featured at the Seattle International Film Festival, Sam Elliott plays Lee Hayden, a 71 year-old actor at the end of his career. He’s still doing commercials – and with that voice why wouldn’t he – but…
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Film Review – The Dinner
Two boys commit a terrible crime and have yet to answer for it. Two sets of parents meet to decide what to do. Over six courses at an elegant, exclusive restaurant, one defensive front will be tenuously constructed in order to move forward. The Dinner,…
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Film Review – Christine
Insecurity can be crippling, especially in the workplace. Having a vision without the ability to properly verbalize or act on it is a suffocating, lonely feeling. (If it sounds like I’m speaking from experience, no further comment.) Christine Chubbuck battled these demons daily. Tragically, her…
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