'Touch' explores two strangers in their own land
A unique, carefully crafted film that blends exotic locale, forbidden romance and thriller, “Touch” is an accomplished feature from...
A unique, carefully crafted film that blends exotic locale, forbidden romance and thriller, “Touch” is an accomplished feature from...
The three young artists at the center of the dark comedy “Paint” are alternately sympathetic, self indulgent and insufferable. That seems...
In one of many powerful moments in “This is Not a War Story,” Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Will (Sam Adegoke) dismisses much-heralded...
Director Carlos Boellinger’s futuristic thriller “Clay’s Redemption” is long on atmosphere but short on story. At just 76 minutes, the...
Director Gabrielle Muller’s Midwest-set drama “Crossroads of America” centers on a fragmented family in the aftermath of trauma. It’s a...
What a powerful tribute to maternal love and strength that young actor/filmmaker Jaret Martino has created with “Donna: Stronger than...
It’s no small accomplishment to fashion a taut thriller with a complex science experiment as its central plot point. But Eric Schultz’s...
“The Ringmaster” is an engaging documentary about moviemaking. It follows nascent filmmaker Zachary Capp’s obsession with a subject so...
This modest, earnest film is about the power of faith and how those struggling may find it in unlikely places. In the case of Tommy...
A taut psychological thriller with a droll sense of humor, “Flytrap” works on several levels. Shot in the claustrophobic confines of a...
Udo Flohr’s period drama, “Effigy – Poison And The City” dramatizes the bizarre true crime story of Gesche Gottfried (Suzan Anbeh) who...
For the uninitiated, “IRL” is text-speak for “in real life.” The film, with an often fearless mix of boldness and intimacy, offers a very...
The challenges of the present time may make it the perfect one to remind us of the infinite mysteries of the universe. “Chasing...
Mixing fashion and cultural history, the short documentary “High On Heels” is a brief but entertaining look at one of the most iconic of...
The Cape Cod of “Give or Take” isn’t the typical sand dunes and salty air. Shot in Orleans, it’s a Cape Cod that will be familiar to...
For those not familiar with artist, writer and filmmaker Ethan Minsker — and unless you’re plugged into the New York underground art...
Pretentious filmmaker-wanna-bes, the kind who quote Werner Herzog and reference John Ford, are insufferable and ripe for skewering. The...
Numerous veterans battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other war-related afflictions have found relief from their mental...
An action thriller centered on a stand up, small town Texas sheriff might sound like it’s waist deep in blood red politics but “My...
“Who is the human being at the heart of each one of these cases?” That the poignant and pointed question asked by MiAngel Cody, a federal...
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