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Make Me Famous

By Alan Ng | October 2021

You know a documentary is good if it inspires you to explore a new topic or idea once it’s over. For example,…

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You know a documentary is good if it inspires you to explore a new topic or idea once it's over. For example, I know very little about modern art, but...

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For decades, filmmakers have tackled the horrors of war to tell moving stories of courage and self-sacrifice. Independent filmmaker Brett Bentman takes a...

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There's no better place to hunker down during a zombie apocalypse than a movie theater. Be warned, though: that doesn't mean you're in a safer place. In...

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Dagan W. Beckett's touching short documentary Songbirds covers the history of the world's largest museum of vintage electric guitars. Located in...

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NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Based on the autobiography of one of Russia's most (in)famous, prolific actors, Oleg Vidov, Oleg is an affecting,...

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In Kai Van Der Putten's short film, Stardust 73, Roger (Ara Franklin) is returning to his room at the Stardust Motel following the death of his mother...

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Jonathan Wysocki's Dramarama is a tender coming-of-age drama about five high school seniors who gather one last time before going their separate ways....

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So with the David Lynch and John Harrison's SyFy mini-series fresh in my head, where does Denis Villeneuve's version of Dune stand? Real quick —...

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With Christmas On The Carousel, Erik Bloomquist turns from horror fare to… Hallmark Channel-style romance? Well, at first glance, it might actually seem...

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The comedy series, The Cultists, answers the question: what if the Trailer Park Boys were into the occult? In season one, small-town teenager Mike...

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