It was a whirlwind of a film festival. I’m talking about the 2026 Oak Cliff Film Festival that I was super lucky to attend July 30 through August 3. The fest itself ran July 31-August 2 but, I like to […]

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(The 2026 Oak Cliff Film Festival runs July 30 through August 2 in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, TX. Check out Don Lewis’s The Sun Never Sets movie review, it’s in theaters August 28 from the Independent Film Company. […]

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Lace Crater reminded me a bit of early Polanski or even David Lynch but as interpreted via an acid trip or through the eyes of a young person steeped in this digital age.

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If I had to sum up the Borscht Film Festival in one word it would be ‘youth.’ The Borscht Corp collective dates back to high school friendships formed at Miami’s New World School of the Arts, and from what I […]

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Shot with a sharp, spontaneous eye on the streets of New York, Richard’s Wedding feels endearingly handmade. You can tell it was produced quickly, not because it feels rushed, but because it’s full of energy.

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