Cinequest 2019: Electric Love
Finding love in a city like Los Angeles can be disastrous. In a society where dating apps such as tinder and Grindr have taken over […]
Reviews
Cinequest 2019: The Tiny Life of Butcher Duke
Butcher Duke has had a rough go of it recently. He lost his wife to cancer and hasn’t spoken to his daughter in several years […]
Cinequest 2019: Eclipse VR
First off, Backlight Studio calls their experience “Hyper Reality,” not “Virtual Reality.” That’s a little bit marketing, but it’s also fair. One of the best […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 537: Every Time We Cinequest
It’s Cinequest season – named Best Film Festival by the readers of USA Today! Derek interviews the team behind the existential thriller Every Time I Die. Also, some top stories of the week!
Cinequest 2019: “Made Public”
In a world dominated by social media, we may be reaching the point where some people can’t make a decision without crowd sourcing. That’s not […]
Cinequest 2019: Princess of the Row
Cinequest screens several world premieres throughout its festival every year; however, none may have had as much impact as Princess of The Row on the […]
Cinequest 2019: Peterloo
Peterloo tells the story of the 1819 massacre in Manchester which killed as many as 15 people and wounded 700 others. Veteran director Mike Leigh retells […]
Cinequest 2019: Apartment 413
Having your first child can be stressful — in fact, it might drive you crazy. For Marco (Nicholas Saenz), it’s the latter. The additional weight […]
Cinequest 2019: Guest Artist
In what could be one of the hidden gems of Cinequest 2019 Jeff Daniels pulls a tour de force as a playwright who has, in […]
Cinequest 2019: Ordinary Gods
Playing in the World Cup is the ultimate goal for any soccer player. However, the road to get there is never easy and few actually […]
Cinequest 2019: The Chaperone
Julian Fellowes has done it again, creating a very specific period piece with a timeless connection to modern audiences. Fellowes, the writer/creator of Downton Abbey, wrote […]
Cinequest 2019: Bite Me
Vampires officially crossed into the mainstream long ago. The world premiere of Bite Me at Cinequest only reaffirms the popularity of the genre; however, Bite Me […]
Cinequest 2019: Red Letter Day
You can tell this is Canada because for the most part, everyone is so polite about killing each other. A slasher film of manners, Red Letter […]
Cinequest 2019: The Public
Public libraries have been a beacon of learning and a safe haven for the communities they serve. In Emilio Estevez’s The Public, the library becomes […]
Captain Marvel Changes The Story
Captain Marvel never gets called Captain Marvel in the film Captain Marvel. But something about that works. Though the Marvel Cinematic Universe has established that Captain […]
Cheap Game Review: The Savior’s Gang
The Savior’s Gang, Chapter 1. 1 In the beginning, there was a cheap game. Budiak saw it, and it was probably not good. “Yea” […]
Cinequest 2019: Clownvets
“Clowning is a trick to bring love close,” Patch Adams told interviewer Richard Von Busack tonight at the California Theater. The two were there to […]
Cinequest 2019: Every Time I Die
As a child, Sam (Drew Fontiero) did a very bad thing. Or did he? Even if he did, does he deserve the strange hell he’s […]
Cinequest 2019: “Here And Beyond”
Time just keeps going and going and going… At least, that’s what elderly scientist Mac (Greg Lucey) thought all his life. Time goes one way, […]
Cheap Game Review: AlienAfterLife
Note: I did not misspell the name of this game, nor did I forget the spaces. There are no spaces in the title. There are […]
