Guest Review: The Art of Self Defense – bears a striking resemblance to a real life martial arts cult

GUEST REVIEW by Russell Johnson Writer/Director: Riley Stearns Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, David Zellner  Synopsis: A man is attacked at random on the street. He enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself. I met Jesse Eisenberg when I was an …

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FlixChatter Review – Need For Speed

I'm not a gamer, in fact I haven't played a video game in 2 years. But I have to admit I was a fan of the Need For Speed games back in my college years. So I was bit intrigued when Hollywood announced back in early 2000s that they were going to make a movie …

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TCFF Roundup – Part 1 – A Late Quartet, Things I Don’t Understand & Problem Solving the Republic Reviews

Whew, this week has been quite a whirlwind! I saw a total of 13 films and attended four educational panels in the last nine days. Most of the films have been good to excellent, so even with a couple I didn't really enjoy, it's still a nearly a perfect record. TCFF certainly has a super …

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