PHIN (DWF review)

By: debbie lynn elias Let’s just cut to the chase. In short, PHIN is Phabulous! Patrick and Timothy Chapman, as director and writer, respectively, really

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US (DWF review)

By: debbie lynn elias Director Sam Hancock is crazy if he thinks anyone will believe that US is his first feature. Compelling, thoughtful, poignant, touchingly

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WHAT MAISIE KNEW

By: debbie lynn elias Henry James’ 1897 novel, WHAT MAISIE KNEW is as relevant and poignantly heartbreaking and loving today as it was at the

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THE ICEMAN

By: debbie lynn elias Joining the legendary class of mafia/hitman films is Ariel Vromen’s THE ICEMAN. Setting THE ICEMAN apart from the classics like Goodfellas,

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AFTERSHOCK

By: debbie lynn elias AFTERSHOCK is mind-blowing entertainment! F**king genius fun! A shock-filled high octane thrill ride that never ends. Think Springbreakers meets Earthquake meets

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IRON MAN 3

By: debbie lynn elias Let’s just say it – IRON MAN 3 WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD!  IRON MAN is back and the world is in

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MUD

By: debbie lynn elias Matthew McConaughey continues his 2012 command of the big screen with 2013’s first McConaughey film – MUD. But shining even more

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AT ANY PRICE

By: debbie lynn elias Whenever a filmmaker or writer can create characters and develop a dynamic that strikes a chord with comparison to Arthur Miller,

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SIMON KILLER

By: debbie lynn elias Psychosexual, erotically charged, unsavory, seedy yet visually beautiful and intriguingly conceptual, all describe writer/director Antonio Campos’ SIMON KILLER. With trace elements

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