“Citizen Penn” Answers Many Questions about The Oscar-winning Actor/Director And His Efforts Beyond Film-making
May 12, 2021 No Responses

“Citizen Penn” Answers Many Questions about The Oscar-winning Actor/Director And His Efforts Beyond Film-making

Review by Brad Balfour Citizen Penn Director: Don Hardy Subject: Sean Penn On Jan, 12th, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, killed 230000, injured 300,000 and left more than 1.5 million homeless. As difficult as it is to wrap...
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“My Octopus Teacher” Provides Us All With a Fundamental Lesson About the Sanctity of Life – Human and Non-Human
May 5, 2021 No Responses

“My Octopus Teacher” Provides Us All With a Fundamental Lesson About the Sanctity of Life – Human and Non-Human

Review by Brad Balfour My Octopus Teacher Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Subject: Craig Foster, Octopus Few creatures are as alien to us as an octopus. These eight-tentacled creatures lack bones and a spinal column, they can shoot jets of...
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“Chaos Walking” Steps Into The Theater as Interesting Sci-fi But Stumbles At The Get Go
April 15, 2021 No Responses

“Chaos Walking” Steps Into The Theater as Interesting Sci-fi But Stumbles At The Get Go

Review by Brad Balfour Chaos Walking Director: Doug Liman Cast: Daisy Ridley. Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, Ray McKinnon, Kurt Sutter, David Oyelowo When my local AMC fully reopened more than a month ago, I...
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Michaela Eremiasova’s Journey To The United States Through Music
April 7, 2021 No Responses

Michaela Eremiasova’s Journey To The United States Through Music

Q&A by Brad Balfour When young Michaela Eremiasova came to the United States from the Czech Republic, she already loved and had studied music. As she explained: “Music has been always my ultimate love, my soulmate since I remember. There...
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A Documentary Celebrating Women in Classical Music Streams During Women’s History Month
March 23, 2021 No Responses

A Documentary Celebrating Women in Classical Music Streams During Women’s History Month

Forte Director: David Donnelly Producers: David Donnelly, Anastasia Boudanoque Cast: Tatiana Berman, Anastasia Boudanoque, Elbjorg Hemsing Q&A by Brad Balfour When the film Forte premiered a year ago at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center Justice Forum, it...
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In “Rose Plays Julie,” An Adoptee Discovers The Dark Side to Her Birth Circumstances
March 16, 2021 No Responses

In “Rose Plays Julie,” An Adoptee Discovers The Dark Side to Her Birth Circumstances

Review by Brad Balfour Rose Plays Julie directors: Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor cast: Ann Skelly, Orla Brady, Aidan Gillen Talk about making a film that offers a fresh take on the matter of sexual assault and its consequences. In...
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Through Frances McDormand’s Commanding Performance, The Award-Winning “Nomadland” Explores A Hidden Traveler Community Right In Front of Us
March 10, 2021 No Responses

Through Frances McDormand’s Commanding Performance, The Award-Winning “Nomadland” Explores A Hidden Traveler Community Right In Front of Us

Review by Brad Balfour Nomadland Director: Chloe Zhao Cast: Frances McDormand, David Straithairn, Linda May, Swankie, Bob Wells When I  hit college, lo those many years ago, I met a young Irish Catholic woman— named Eileen, of course — fell...
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Sad Story of a Jazz Great Recalled in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
March 3, 2021 No Responses

Sad Story of a Jazz Great Recalled in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”

Review by Brad Balfour The United States vs. Billie Holiday Director: Lee Daniels Writers: Suzan-Lori Parks (screenplay), Johann Hari (book, Chasing the Scream) Cast: Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund When I decided to view The United States vs. Bill...
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Two Powerful Women Helm Two Very Different Action Thrillers — “Wonder Woman 1984” And “Monster Hunter”
February 17, 2021 No Responses

Two Powerful Women Helm Two Very Different Action Thrillers — “Wonder Woman 1984” And “Monster Hunter”

Review by Brad Balfour Wonder Woman 1984 director: Patty Jenkins cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen Monster Hunter director: Paul W. S. Anderson cast: Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Tip “T. I.” Harris, ...
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Musicians Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams Express Their Romantic Bond in “It Was The Music”
February 9, 2021 No Responses

Musicians Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams Express Their Romantic Bond in “It Was The Music”

Q&A by Brad Balfour Both a musical odyssey and a deeply personal love story between two musicians, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams’ It Was The Music is a search for what they call “music utopia.” When this romantic and musical...
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