Movies

IMBALANCE played at SBIFF (Santa Barbara International Film Festival), and I had the opportunity to see an early look. Here’s my spoiler-free take: IMBALANCE was a philosophy-driven rom-com. It brought up deep questions from the golden age of thinkers. How do we know what we know? Which part of us has the most control…the head or the heart? How do we get to the truth of the matter when surrounded by the constant noise of social media? Philosophers have always asked…

THE LONG SPRING has a quiet intensity that audiences will watch one time and feel uneasy about what’s happening around the globe.…

WONDERS OF THE WOLF is playing at SBIFF (Santa Barbara International Film Festival), and I had the opportunity to see an early look. Here’s my spoiler-free take: For how wonderful wolves are, WONDERS OF THE WOLF feels pretty bland. It’s not the wolf’s fault within the film – it’s more the standard format of these short documentaries. It’s saddled with bland talking heads when the real leaders of the (wolf) pack are the wolves themselves. With that said, it’s glorious…

PICK-ME-UP is a short that will make you feel sad about the passage of time and in love with the time you still have left.…

RELATIVELY NORMAL beautifully captures a time that was anything but normal.…

TOUGH OLD BROADS made me stand up and cheer.…