Reviews

Rite of Way

By Alan Ng | October 2025

In Rite of Way, written and directed by Riley Helm, a group of teachers gathers in a dimly lit classroom for an…

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In Rite of Way, written and directed by Riley Helm, a group of teachers gathers in a dimly lit classroom for an ancient ritual led by Principal Dan (Doug...

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Written by Alexander Hernandez-Maxwell and directed by Alexander DeSouza, HOLO is a sci-fi short that proves some ideas sound perfect on paper. Well, that...

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Writer-director Deny Gallagher's Americano works like a blend of Clerks meets You Got Mail. The drama speaks to anyone who remembers the awkward leaps we...

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Have you ever aimed your camera at a mirror and taken a photo of the endless spiral of cameras inside of cameras that results from it? Like a hall of...

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Kevin Dougherty's Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt takes its place on my list of great docs exploring the life and work of naturally gifted...

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Christianity and homosexuality usually don’t mix due to Bible verses that say being gay is a sin. I know a thing or two about the former, having gone to...

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What if we could see how the "devil" tortures those who wish to achieve fame or fortune, along with the price they pay along the way? Writer/director...

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Ramzi Abed’s First Person Savior unfolds as if Lars von Trier had directed Sling Blade in a meditation about mediocrity, loneliness, and what it is to...

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The first film from writer-director Tony Garcia, Stinger, is a pretty great crime story. In it, we met Vince Pazito (Tony Garcia). Vince has several large...

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Popeye the Slayer Man is not your father’s Popeye. Gone are the days of Popeye transforming into Superman after downing a sodium-rich sealed metal can of...

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