Reviews of films/TV shows/trailers
This is the first film from Paolo Sorrentino that I saw, as I missed his film The Great Beauty which won an Oscar foreign language winner in 2014. YOUTH is about about two longtime friends vacationing in the Swiss Alps, they're in their 80s so you could say youth is behind them. Michael Caine plays Fred, an acclaimed composer …
Continue reading Day 4 Review – TCFF 2015 Gala Screening: Youth
Three of my most highly-anticipated films at TCFF premiered on Saturday. Two of them are studio features, Youth & Brooklyn and one is a small indie drama The Dust Storm, which I have reviewed here along with my interview w/ one of the director and cast members. It was quite a whirlwind day starting with the Future of Film …
Continue reading Day 4 Review – TCFF 2015 Gala Screening: Brooklyn
Can't believe Day 4 is almost over and I've just finally got a chance to actually post my reviews of Day 3. The adrenaline rush actually helps keep me going, as I managed to write TWO reviews in one hour. That's pretty fast for me but I'm sure more skilled bloggers/critics are used to that. The two …
Day 2 has come and gone! It's not quite a crazy whirlwind day as the opening day for me, but it was still jam packed! The highlights of Day 2 is definitely seeing yet another great documentary! Really impressed by #DelilaVallot's inspiring documentary about urban gardening @CanUDigThisFilm playing @TCFilmFest! #WomenMakingMovies — FlixChatter (@FlixChatter) October 23, 2015 …
Continue reading TCFF 2015 Day 2: Can You Dig This doc + indie drama Sunny in the Dark
Oh what a night! As they do year after year, TCFF 15 opened with a bang… this time with an inspiring, and beautifully-shot documentary A New High! The theater was packed and it's always nice to find snacks waiting on each of our seats at Showplace ICON Theater (thank you KIND Snacks & Chipotle!) I was …
Continue reading TCFF 2015 Opening Night Recap: A New High doc + Lenny Abrahamson’s ROOM (2015)
What a weekend it's been! It's just three days until Twin Cities Film Fest kicks off Wednesday night 10/21 so naturally my week and the entire weekend is filled with preparation for the festivities. If you follow me on Twitter, you've likely seen me tweeting up a storm about TCFF, so yeah clearly I'm excited 😛 Stay …
Continue reading Weekend Roundup + Mini Review of Bridge of Spies (2015)
It’s been almost a decade since Guillermo del Toro made a fantasy/ horror picture; Pan's Labyrinth put his name on the map as a big time filmmaker. After two big budgeted sci-fi action films, he’s back with a smaller fantasy/horror thriller that made him famous. Set in turn-of-the-century New York, a young ambitous woman named …
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