The opening night film for this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival was Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, American Fiction, a hilarious and heartwarming tale of Thelonious “Monk”
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2023: Gary M. Kramer on Art Dealers, Scream of My Blood, and Pianoforte
A trio of music-themed documentaries are screening at this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival. Here’s a rundown of which ones to watch. Art Dealers (October 27,
Killers of the Flower Moon is a flawlessly executed history lesson
Back in 2007, Martin Scorsese’s The Departed won Best Picture. The master filmmaker was 65 at the time, and the conventional wisdom in film circles
Dicks: The Musical is silly and subversive in all the right ways
Dicks: The Musical is a musical about dicks in just about every sense of the word. Primarily, it’s about two successful, straight businessmen who, on
Fantastic Fest 2023: The Oh My God I Want to Scream edition – Crumb Catcher, The Coffee Table, The Uncle
Crumb Catcher dir. -Chris Skotchdopole We’ve all had that guest who just won’t leave. Typically a close talker with rancid breath, the “guy who won’t
Fantastic Fest 2023: Enter the Clones of Bruce and When Evil Lurks
Enter the Clones of Bruce – dir. David Gregory The mythical status of Bruce Lee looms so large that we often forget how short-lived his
Fantastic Fest 2023 – Pet Sematary: Bloodlines and The Deep Dark
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines – dir. Lindsey Beer Pet Sematary is a top-tier Stephen King novel. Pet Sematary is a top-tier film adaptation. Pet Sematary 2
Fantastic Fest 2023: UFO Sweden and Kill
UFO Sweden – dir. Victor Danell I’m a literal Scully (look at the website name), but my heart has always pumped the blood of a
Fantastic Fest 2023 – Trapped in a Small Space: Bark and #Manhole
Bark – dir. Marc Schölermann The first of two “trapped in a small space” films I’ve caught at Fantastic Fest comes in the form of
Fantastic Fest 2023: The Toxic Avenger and So Unreal
The Toxic Avenger – dir. Macon Blair “I’m not the step-dad, I’m the dad who stepped up.” So says the oddly combative t-shirt that undoubtedly