
JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER
By: debbie lynn elias School’s out (or almost out) and what better way to celebrate than to kick off the start of summer vacation than
By: debbie lynn elias School’s out (or almost out) and what better way to celebrate than to kick off the start of summer vacation than
By: debbie lynn elias What a quirky little delight we have with a little gem from across the pond called SUBMARINE. Filled with cuteness, laugh
By: debbie lynn elias What a fascinating film! Historical (in fact, rooted in the history of writer/director Christina Yao’s own family), interesting and beautiful, EMPIRE
By: debbie lynn elias I love the comedy and talent of Steve Coogan. A comic gem from across the Pond, he can make anything funny.
By: debbie lynn elias and guest critics, Edward Raymond Elias and Tommy Elias This is a first for me. Not only have I never co-written a
By: debbie lynn elias Terrence Malick, much like David Lynch, is a filmmaker one either “gets” or “doesn’t get”, “likes” or “loves” – there is
By: debbie lynn elias Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of…hum. Although energetic, non-stop and fun, at film’s end, ho hum may be the best
By: debbie lynn elias As comes as no surprise, Dances With Films 14th Annual Film Festival is reaping what looks like another fertile crop of
By: debbie lynn elias It takes a lot to flabbergast me in a film and with HESHER, writer/director Spencer Susser has done just that.
By: debbie lynn elias It is always a privilege for me to watch a filmmaker’s progress. One such filmmaker is Joe McClean. I first met
By: debbie lynn elias Before we plunge into my review of THE BEAVER, let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way right
By: debbie lynn elias When I think of Mark Ruffalo, the words talented, easy-going, funny, nice, loyal, articulate, involved, dedicated and passionate immediately come to