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Another Excellent Day

By Derick McDuff | February 2024

Just as with television in the 1950s and 60s, it’s impossible to deny the impact that TikTok is having on film (and…

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Just as with television in the 1950s and 60s, it’s impossible to deny the impact that TikTok is having on film (and the world at large) today. When TV...

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Mendo’s Carousel, from writer-director David Michael Maurer, is a compelling slice-of-life dramatic short. It is one of reconnection, legacy, and second...

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Ingress is writer-director-star-producer Rachel Noll James' feature-length debut. The sci-fi romance tackles several weight themes, including grief,...

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This is one of the rare times where the grave spits back at you in the superior suspense thriller Stranger In The Woods. It was directed by Adam Newacheck,...

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While it may seem Loss Of Essence is in response to the Rust tragedy, it was shot before that unfortunate incident took place. The comedic thriller is...

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SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! As much as I like dark comedies, I enjoy dark documentaries just as much. From documentarians Erik...

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SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Documentary 76 Days features Steven Callahan recounting his 1982 ordeal of surviving in a life raft...

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Christy Lee Hughes' comedic short film, Asking For It, is just so unbelievable it has to be real. Hughes plays Police Officer Crawford, responding to a...

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Are you a motorcycle fan? Well, Speed is Expensive might be just for you! Directed and written by Lancaster David, it is a biographical documentary about a...

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The Long Game is a neo-noir set in modern-day Los Angeles based on Janet Finch's short story The Method. Written by Jace Anderson and Adam Gierasch and...

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