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Kurt Gardner January 20, 2021February 16, 2021 0 Comments go/don't go, independent, interesting, surresal

Film review: the intriguingly surreal ‘Go/Don’t Go’

An intriguingly surreal film by a first-time feature director.

Film Film Review SXSW

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

Virtual SXSW: Film Review — ‘Drunk Bus’

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

Kurt Gardner October 2, 2019 0 Comments Bill Mosely, Halloween, horror, independent, limited release, Midnight Releasing, movie, ventriloquist

Ventriloquist Horror ‘Devil’s Junction’ Comes to VOD and DVD in November

Jeff Broadstreet directs genre icon Bill Moseley in this new thriller.

Film Film Review

Kurt Gardner October 25, 2018 0 Comments 1985, AIDS, B&W, Cory Michael Smith, drama, independent, michael chiklis, Ronald Reagan, super 16mm, Texas, virginia madsen, Wolfe Film, Yen Tan

Review: Yen Tan’s Moving ‘1985’

Yen Tan’s drama tells the moving story of a young gay man’s life in a small town during the 1980s.

Film Film Interview

Kurt Gardner July 18, 2018 0 Comments Fred Williamson, Hollywood, independent, It's Alive, Larry Cohen, maverick, Michael Moriarty, movie, New York, Q: The Winged Serpent

Exclusive Interview: Maverick Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen discusses his lengthy and colorful career in anticipation of the release of the documentary ‘King Cohen”.

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Kurt Gardner March 4, 2018March 8, 2018 0 Comments action, drama, independent, Joe Anderson, Lin Shaye, Rory Culkin, Sean Brosnan, SXSW, Thomas Dekker

SXSW 2016 Film Reviews: ‘Jack Goes Home’ and ‘My Father Die’

Intense films by Thomas Dekker and Sean Brosnan made their debuts at SXSW 2016.