by Miguel Cima | Mar 6, 2018 | Theatrical Reviews
One can be forgiven if one mistakes Christian Frei and Maxim Arbugaev’s new documentary Genesis 2.0 for a feature film. First of all, the cinematography is absolutely tops. From the stunning vistas of the sloppy, mud-laden tundra of New Siberia Island to the sterile...
by Miguel Cima | Jan 31, 2018 | Theatrical Reviews
Family drama, a journey of discovery, unnoticed mysticism, devastating self-reflection, alienation, deep regrets, unanswered questions, unresolvable frustration. How in the world does Turkish director Tolga Karaçelik’s new feature film Butterflies end up being a...
by Miguel Cima | Jan 31, 2018 | Theatrical Reviews
In these days of extreme tribalism and conflict, there’s a lot of finger-pointing going on. Yes, everyone agrees that we are surrounded by a broken system, that things have gone terribly wrong, and all too often, our first instinct is to seek out a scapegoat upon whom...
by Geoff Marslett | Dec 12, 2017 | Theatrical Reviews
For my inaugural trip to the Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita, Kansas I was presenting my own short film. I quickly looked the schedule up online and realized I was programed to screen in front of a film I knew nothing about. That film turned out to be the visually...
by Geoff Marslett | Nov 21, 2017 | Theatrical Reviews
Forever ‘B’ is a documentary feature I stumbled upon at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, Alabama. I initially met the director and producer at the festival and after some engaging conversation was eager to see their work (which I had previously known nothing...
by Geoff Marslett | Nov 20, 2017 | Theatrical Reviews
Let me start by saying upfront that I am biased, no, very biased. I have enjoyed Noel Well’s work for about a decade. She was one of the best students I ever taught at the University of Texas, and her work has improved and evolved throughout the entire time I have...
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