Review by Jacquelin Hipes Chloe (Lexy Kolker) spends every day reciting her new identity back to her father (Emile Hirsch). Beneath the names and dates and details, one fact remains paramount: Chloe is Normal. They both say the word with such gravity, such reverence,...
Greetings again from the darkness. History can easily be distorted by those who tell it. But the work and deeds of those who make history stands the test of time, and research can often right a wrong … or at least provide credit where it’s due. Such is the case with...
Greetings again from the darkness. Sir Trevor Nunn is a Tony Award winner best known for his stage productions, and for being director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1968 through 1986. The film is “inspired by a true story”, and Lindsay Shapero has adapted...
Review by James Lindorf The Satanic Temple is thought of as many things. A satirical group, ritualistic devil worshippers, haters of Christianity, evil, but in Penny Lane's (Nuts!, Our Nixon) new documentary Hail Satan?, the word that may best describe modern...
Greetings again from the darkness. The penultimate day of the festival and my eyes are tired and my rear end is sore from sitting … not complaining, just explaining the reality of so many movies over so many days. This was the oddest mixture of films and one that...
Greetings again from the darkness. The best way I can describe my Day 6 movies is quirky – oddball- unique indie filmmaking at its most deep-cut festival level. It’s doubtful any of the three will receive widespread distribution, yet all three are entertaining in...
Greetings again from the darkness. Day 5 means we are now past the halfway mark for this year’s festival. Originally I had 4 films scheduled for today, but I opted out of the late movie since it would have required more than a 90 minute wait after the end of the third...
Greetings again from the darkness. Scheduling conflicts meant I only had two films on the agenda for Sunday. With one of the films being an epic Danish film that pushed 3 hours in run time, I still managed to sit for more of the day than anyone should. The other film...
DIFF 2019 Day 3 Greetings again from the darkness. A stormy Saturday sets up perfectly for a full day of watching movies during a festival. Unfortunately, the DIFF scheduled lineup only allowed me to watch 3 today, which is likely my shortest ever Saturday at any film...
Greetings again from the darkness. I missed yesterday’s Opening Night Gala and feature film, but paid my penance today by taking in 5 films on Day 2 of this year’s Dallas International Film Festival. Changes have come to the festival this year, including reserved...