Sometimes a plot is more than enough to keep the audience interested when the characters are substantial enough to carry it from beginning to end. But when the creative opportunity comes to add a second story that might even work as a twist, it can get better. In the case of Funny Face, one story [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - Executive Produced by Jessica Biel, the new show Cruel Summer will be available through Freeform beginning April 20th, 2021. For now, this 45-minute piece will be screening its first episode through SXSW Online 2021 within its "Episodic Premieres" category, offering some crime investigation and teen melodrama to this [...]

Murderous Trance, originally titled “The Guardian Angel” is a dramatic fictionalization of the outrageous true crime committed by Björn Schouw Nielsen (Josh Lucas) in the ruins of post World War 2 Copenhagen. A series of bank robberies and murders committed by Palle Hardrup (Cyron Melville) are proven to be the result of a hypnotic trance [...]

SUNDANCE 2021 PREMIERE - At first glance, teen-led dark comedy First Date (2021), written and directed by Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp, may seem out of place being included in the "Next" category of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, a section typically dedicated to experimental or otherwise boundary-pushing feature films. However, after viewing, I can see [...]

SUNDANCE 2021 PREMIERE - Fittingly screening on the first day of black history month, Shaka King's biopic of biblical proportions, Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) made its premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Shaka King effortlessly transports audiences to the center of the cultural reset period of the post-Civil Rights Movement era. Judas and [...]

An intricately woven tale of generational trauma and the destruction we leave behind, DON’T TELL A SOUL left a deep emotional impact on me for hours after watching. Meticulously crafted, stunningly intimate storytelling plows through the more touchy plot points to create something lasting, and remarkable. It’s difficult to combine so many difficult subjects--terminal illness, [...]

I'll start by saying that it's honestly a miracle when any movie is made, ever--especially one with a low budget. The Pinch was reportedly made with under $100k which is impressive for any feature film. However (and this is a big however), a low budget isn't an excuse for a significantly amateurish quality with easily avoidable [...]