Film: Martha Coolidge’s ‘I’ll Find You’
Music is often an important component of film, elevating the action and visual settings while usually taking a back seat. As effective as it can be, it’s rarely central to…
Documentary Review: ‘Everybody Dance’
“Everybody Dance” is the motto of Bonnie Schlachte’s Center of Ballet for All Kids in Agoura Hills, Calif. where special-needs kids of a wide age and abilities can learn and…
Movie Review: New Englanders Get Frisky
For people in Flint and many other communities, water impurities are no laughing matter. Millions are estimated to have to consume contaminated tap water. But for "Love in Kilnerry," a…
Movie Review: Surprise Party Gone Wrong
Here’s a terrible idea: To guarantee that a reluctant brother appear at a surprise party, have him kidnapped and taken there. It could be the plot to some rambunctious comedy…
Movie Review: Tyler Savage’s ‘Stalker’
The pandemic was bad enough for ride share companies and their independent gig workers who saw work dry up. Even as things get back to normal, business might be affected…
Film: Baseball’s Intimidating Strike King
If anybody in the last half century of baseball deserves a bio film, it’s Nolan Ryan, the hard throwing Texan pitcher, who racked up dozens of records in a 27…
Film Review: ‘Beneath the Banyan Tree’
It’s a heady time for Asian filmmaking, from the Oscar for Japan's “Drive My Car” to the recent premiere of the Korean-American streaming series "Pachinko." Fitting well among them is…
Film Review: ‘Not to Forget’ Forgettable
Alzheimer’s is a deadly disease and a scourge, affecting more than 6 million Americans alone. It’s also challenging to depict in film, though there have been notable performances from Julia…
Film: Blissfully Lolling in ‘Lotawana’
When it came to making “Lotawana,” his first feature film, Trevor Hawkins had a lot of experience on which to draw. He had been an Emmy-award winning nature photography whose…
Film: Trapped in the Thriller ‘Outlier’
When the pandemic first hit, L.A. filmmaker Nate Strayer went back to Michigan to lock down with family. As COVID continued, he decided to make a film there. He flew…