Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Magic Hour

By Evan Landon | March 2025

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! Midlife regrets and life-changing decisions are front and center in Jacqueline Christy’s comedy-drama Magic Hour….

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SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! Enchanted Matter: The Art of Robert Powell is a well-constructed, beautiful, and revelatory...

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SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! That They May Face the Rising Sun is adapted from the beloved Irish novel of the same name by John...

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