FlixChatter Review: SING SING (2024) – it hits the right notes in showing the redemptive power of art that transcends prison walls

For some reason, this film has eluded me for months but I’m glad I finally got around to seeing it on the second to last day of 2024. I love stories of redemption and this one, set inside a New York maximum security prison called Sing Sing, offers plenty of that and more. Directed by …

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FlixChatter Review: The Secret Art of Human Flight (2024)—an offbeat indie drama about dealing with the loss of a loved one

Directed by: H.P. Mendoza Written by: Jesse Orenshein Telling a story about grief through comedy isn't easy. You don't want to come across as flippant, but you want to provide enough levity to make an incredibly difficult emotion more palatable. Fortunately, The Secret Art of Human Flight succeeds in this. In this film, Ben Grady …

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TCFF 2020 Reviews: The Sound of Metal

It was only my second time back inside a theater since March, but I caught one of the Twin Cities Film Fest in-person screenings yesterday. The Sound of Metal, a film distributed by Amazon Studios, is set to be released theatrically on November 20th, and will stream on Prime Video in December 2020. The film …

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