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David Cronenberg and the New Flesh

May 22, 2020May 23, 2020 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments David Cronenberg, mutation, new flesh, rabid, shock cinema

A look back at some of the director’s more extreme works.

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Talking Heads: A Filmic Appreciation

May 13, 2020May 16, 2020 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments art rock, concert, cult, David Byrne, music, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads, True Stories

An affectionate look back at Talking Heads’ two theatrical films.

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Virtual SXSW: Film Review — ‘Tomboy’

April 15, 2020 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments Bob Dylan, documentary, girl drummers, Hole, Motley Crue, music, rock, SXSW, Tomboy

This intriguing documentary focuses on some of the rarest performers in the music business — female drummers.

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Virtual SXSW: Film Review — ‘Drunk Bus’

March 31, 2020 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments Charlie Tahan, college, comedy, Drunk Bus, independent, Pineapple Tangaroa, SXSW, world premiere

John Carlucci and Brandon LaGanke’s ruefully funny film was scheduled to premiere at this year’s canceled SXSW.

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Virtual SXSW Review: ‘We Don’t Deserve Dogs’

March 24, 2020 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments documentary, international, movie, SXSW, We Don't Deserve Dogs

Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker’s moving documentary studies the unique relationship between dogs and humans.

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Movie Review: A Quietly Affecting ‘Carol of the Bells’

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments Andrea F. Friedman, Carol of the Bells, Christmas, Donna Mills, Donna Pescow, Down syndrome, drama, inclusion, Joey Travolta, Lee Purcell, premiere, RJ Mitte

Although it’s modestly budgeted and deliberately paced, Joey Travolta’s quietly moving film manages to deliver the emotional goods.

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Film Review: ‘Goalie’ Is a Different Kind of Sports Biopic

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments biopic, Canada, Goalie, independent film, Kevin Pollak, Mark O'Brien, Terry Sawchuk

Director Adriana Maggs’ well-produced biopic is an unflinching look at the brief, tragic life of champion Canadian goaltender Terry Sawchuk.

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Film Review: ‘Reality Queen!’ Skewers the Celebutante Genre

January 8, 2020January 11, 2020 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments Beverly Hills, celebutante, Kim Kardashian, mockumentary, Nicole Ritchie, Paris Hilton, Reality Queen, spoof

The reality show genre is skewered in this on-target mockumentary about celebrities who are famous for no reason except their own desire to be famous.

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Horror Anthology ‘Holiday Hell’

October 23, 2019October 30, 2019 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments anthology, Christmas, Hanukkah, holiday, horror, killer, movie, Santa Claus

This mixed bag of holiday-themed short stories isn’t quite like getting coal in your stocking, but it never quite rises above predictability.

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‘Devil’s Junction’ Doesn’t Know Where It’s Going

October 12, 2019October 18, 2019 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments cheesy, detroit, horror, low budget, puppets, unintentional, ventriloquist

Cross the “Puppet Master” series with the “Saw” series and you get this silly, low-budget mess.

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