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Category: Film/TV Reviews
Film Review of Multiple Award-Winnng MONSTERS WITHIN
I ONLY REST IN THE STORM (O Riso e a Faca) by Director Pedro Pinho. North American Premiere at Lincoln Center’s 63rd New York Film Festival
Caveat Spectātor: A Sublime, Rapturous Beast of a Movie
Alert: I ONLY REST IN THE STORM is having its North American premiere at the 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF) at Lincoln Center. It screens on Sunday, October 5, at 6 p.m. and Monday, October 6, at 4:30 p.m.…
A Hollyshorts Film Fest Spectacular
HALFWAY HAUNTED Film Review
A financially impoverished tenant teams up Twilight Zone Style with the ghost that’s been haunting the bejesus out of her in her apartment. They collaborate to deal with a ruthless developer from hell, figuratively speaking, who wants to evict…
2025 9th Annual Festival of Cinema NYC August 1 – 10
Part 3 of 3: Film Shorts
47 Director: J. Warren Fletcher Country: USA; Running Time: 15 minutes Almost Home Director: Menhaj Huda Country: USA; Running Time: 20 minutes An Old Friend Director: Nuk Suwanchote Country: USA; Running Time: 14 minutes ana 0091 Director: Robert Brody Country: USA; Running Time: 7 minutes The Anatomy of Jane Doesn’t Exist Director: Kai Brown Country: USA; Running…
MONEY TALK$ Review 2025 Film Short
MONEY TALK$ is a daring and poignant unsentimental portrait of a society on the brink. Director Tony Mucci’s directorial debut showcases a deft understanding of how money can become a powerful agent of human behavior. By tracing the path of a single banknote, the film invites viewers to reflect on the moral and societal costs of economic survival, making it a standout work in contemporary short filmmaking. – Review by Gregg W. Morris, Editor, Reviewer of the WORD
THE PROFESSIONAL PARENT Film Short Directed by Slovakian Filmmaker Erik Jasaň
THE PROFESSIONAL PARENT has racked up 44 official selections at international film festivals, including eight official Oscar®-qualifying festivals, across 23 countries. The film last screened in NYC in 2024 at the Canadian Screen Award Qualifying New York Shorts…
TOW – One of Several Movies Premiering at Tribeca Fest 2025 That Deserves OSCAR Attention – Part 1
Based on a true event, it’s directed by Stephanie Laing, written by Jonathan Keasey and Brant Boivin, and starring Rose Byrne, Dominic Sessa, Demi Lovato, Ariana DeBose, Octavia Spencer, and Simon Rex. {I’m publishing Part 1 because I want to…
the WORD’s Tribeca Fest Film Review of SONGS OF BLACK FOLK: A 26-Minute Rhapsodic Documentary That Will Take Your Breath Away – Part 1 of 2 (Update June 9)
“A testament to the resilience, creativity, and cultural richness of Black artists in the Pacific Northwest. At its heart is the annual music program that brings together the largest gathering of Black musical talent on a single stage in the region, a powerful celebration of Juneteenth and the spirit of community it embodies.” –
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SLUMLORD MILLIONAIRE: The riveting story telling about the unsafe living conditions, unethical and corrupt landlord practices and an housing court system that seems to exacerbate the misery of millions of NYC tenants and renters is startling
It’s easy to see why this film was the 2025 NYC DOC Audience Award Winner. Now, in 2025 it’s coming to PBS. The PBS documentary Slumlord Millionaire delves into the housing injustices faced by tenants in New York City,…
WE ARE KINGS (2025) Film Short Review: Good? Bad? Ugly?
Banzai?!
Savvy folks know they need their mojos working in these dreadful times of alarming never-ending ghastly breaking news headlines about the economy, tariffs, immigration, Gaza & Ukraine, White House TACO Tantrums … and so on … and so forth. Good…