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Moon Students

By Chris Salce | April 2023

Film is a form of art, and through art, the artist conveys a message. Sometimes the message hits home; other times, it…

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Film is a form of art, and through art, the artist conveys a message. Sometimes the message hits home; other times, it may be lost in translation....

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NOW ON PBS! In late 2019, the coronavirus began infecting people, and rather quickly, it spread around the world and caused lockdowns in dozens of...

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When Everything's Gone, written by Alex Alessi, who co-directed with Jeff Stewart, is a crowd-funded dramatic sci-fi-thriller about a man named Rory (Alex...

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NEW TO HULU! There's a question inherent in the plot synopsis of Stop And Go (aka Recovery): how exactly does one go about making a road trip comedy set in...

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AFI FEST 2021 REVIEW! While there's been a deluge of COVID-19-themed productions since the pandemic started, Matthew Heineman’s The First Wave stands out...

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Finding love in L.A. is hard enough, but as shown in Eirinn Disbrow and Christina Garofalo's series Love in 2020, it is almost impossible during a...

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NEW TO HBO MAX! Director Nanfu Wang, a revered and celebrated Chinese filmmaker, narrates and presents the COVID-19 story from its origins in Wuhan,...

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Were you wondering what was happening to the rest of the world during the COVID lockdown? If so, may I present writer/director Pirooz Kalayeh's 100 Films....

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NEW TO HULU! Safer at Home, written by Lia Bozonelis and director Will Wernick, begins with news footage about the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of this video is...

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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Roaring 20's (a.k.a. Années 20) marks the sophomore narrative film of director Elisabeth Volger. She's working from a...

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