The film that put director Zhang Yimou and star Gong Li on the international cinema map follows beautiful young Ju Dou as she is married off to an egregiously cruel, and also impotent, owner of a dye mill in the…
JU DOU – Director Yimou’s Meticulously Restored Oscar-Nominee Arrives in Theaters October 3, 2050 from Film Movement Classics
Oscar Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival 2025
Reviewing Director Oanh-Nhi Nguyen’s THE STAND – Part 2
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of a family-run food stand, young Quinn (Jovie Leigh) and her younger brother Liam (Kailen Jude) stop their petty bickering and settle on a family-oriented détente to keep the family’s food stand operating when mom…
Oscar Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival 2025
Reviewing Director Oanh-Nhi Nguyen’s Two Film Shorts Screenings at HollyShorts
Part 1, LITTLE BIRD
This reviewer expects many audiences like this reviewer will be stirred to see LITTLE BIRD more than once. The more a film inspires repeat viewings and positive critical discussions, the more likely that film’s reputation and that of the filmmaker grow. Film resonance: Can’t help but believe that film audiences will see and feel connections between the sociopolitical issues depicted in the movie are so very familiar to sociopolitical political issues reflecting in the never ending tumult of “breaking news” today. – By Gregg W. Morris, editor, reviewer, the WORD
THE FINAL RUN – Opening in Select Theaters and On Demand August 15
There are reviewers giving THE FINAL RUN a 3-star or 3.5-star rating. The WORD reviewer, calling it as he sees it, describes it as a slow-burn, melodramatic, character-driven, action-adventure film featuring not-quite-over-the-hill popular movie stars and filmmakers who once basked in the limelight. – Review by Gregg W. Morris, who thinks 3 stars is high.
Part 2 – Straight Up Film Review and More – Now in Theaters
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Part 1 – TO KILL A WOLF Film Review (And So Much More) Now in Theaters
“The goal of TO KILL A WOLF,” according to this film’s Director/Writer, “is to show the power of speaking up, not necessarily through confrontation, every situation is different, but by sharing the burden, we open the door to truly healing.” Her film has a lot of surprises for audiences who have that art-house patience for films with metaphorical flourishes that are not so easy to understand at first.