There are a lot of great heartfelt moments in Elizabeth Chomko’s directorial debut, including the opening scene where the musical score and images really settle you into your seat. What follows is an intimate look at Alzheimer’s through the eyes of the children dealing with their mother. Oscar winner Hilary Swank is mounting a slow […]
This is a film to please most fans of scary dramas related to ghosts and the mysteries of the Catholic Church. There are such strange and curious things happening in the Abbey of St. Carta in Romania that the Vatican sends Father Burke, an expert in exorcisms and miracles to investigate and restore its
By far the most entertaining film I saw at the 2016 SXSW film festival. Horror actor, writer, director Ti West (The Sacrament) delivers his most accessible work to date, a western set in 1890 of all things. It was Hawke’s second feature debut at the festival, and by far the better of the two. What’s
What bothers me about the SXSW hit 6 Years is how writer/director Hannah Fidell presents all the college students in her film as carbon copies of not only each other, but it appears she hasn’t met someone that age who doesn’t drink alcohol every day, smoke pot, and act overly dramatic.