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Reviews: Set! for Hot Docs 2021

May 1, 2021

Final Rating: 3/5 Set! Is the brand new mockumentary from legendary writer and director Christopher Guest. It is a spiritual sequel to the 2000…

Reviews: Come Back Anytime for Hot Docs 2021

April 30, 2021

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Director John Daschbach takes us on an inside look at Masamoto “Master” Ueda’s ramen shop in Tokyo, as we are shown…

Reviews: Potato Dreams of America for SXSW 2021

March 22, 2021

Original review found on rachelkh.com. Potato Dreams of America is the tale of two movies: life for sexually confused little Potato (Hersh Powers) growing up…

Reviews: Our Father for SXSW 2021

March 18, 2021

Original review found on rachelkh.com. Sometimes you enjoy the ride of a movie but aren’t quite sure where it took you after it’s over. Our Father was…

Reviews: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

March 17, 2021

Original review found on rachelkh.com. After watching Midsommar (2019) recently, I’ve gone down quite the rabbit hole with folk horror and so I was really excited…

Reviews: Alien on Stage for SXSW 2021

March 17, 2021

Final Rating: 3.5/5 As someone who grew up in community theatre, there is a charm to the imperfection. Budgets are limited, actors are untrained,…

Reviews: Islands for SXSW 2021

March 17, 2021

Original review found on rachelkh.com. Joshua (Rogelio Balagtas) is a man seemingly content with life. He lives at home with his parents, his mom…

Reviews: Disintegration Loops for SXSW 2021

March 17, 2021

Look for more capsule reviews for films from SXSW and wrap up podcast. Final Rating: 3/5 The first film watched during the 2021 SXSW…

Reviews: Another Round for Cinefest Sudbury 2020

September 30, 2020

Look for more capsule reviews for films from Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and wrap up podcast. Final Rating: 2/5 Another Round re-teams the…

Reviews: Radioactive for Cinefest Sudbury 2020

September 28, 2020

Look for more capsule reviews for films from Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and wrap up podcast. Final Rating: 1/5 Telling the story of…