Film Festival

ArticlesFebruary 11, 2021

The Sundance Film Festival 2021

By Josh Matejka

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, film festivals have grappled with the same questions facing many businesses and non-profits. Chiefly, how do they keep the money pouring in? We’ve…

ReviewsMay 3, 2020

My Darling Vivian

By Josh Matejka

The legacy of Johnny Cash is eternally tied to the concept of, “walking the line.” The 1956 ballad is one of his most enduring hits. The 2005 Hollywood biopic took…

ArticlesAugust 22, 2019

Traverse City Film Festival 2019: Top Films

By Ron Steury

After a leave of absence of reviews from last year’s Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF) even though I was there, I return with short reviews of the most impressive films…

ArticlesAugust 22, 2017

5 Truths About Christian Film Festivals

By Greg Batiansila

I recently attended a Christian film festival. My short The Lost Keys was named a semi-finalist there, so I thought I’d go and find out what we were the semi-finalist of,…

ArticlesAugust 3, 2017

Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Wrap Up

By Ron Steury

[Ed. It has been a pleasure to follow Ron’s exhausting coverage of the festival. We’re blessed to have him on the team! A quick note: all feature photos were used…

ArticlesAugust 1, 2017

Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 5

By Ron Steury

My last day at the Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF) was an important one with one major film being viewed and several more having to do with events that shook…

ArticlesJuly 30, 2017

Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 4

By Ron Steury

I saw some standout movies today (and a big miss), and we had another day of beautiful Traverse City weather. The King’s Choice 2016 (117 mins) Norway [Narrative Feature] Highly…

ArticlesJuly 29, 2017

Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 3

By Ron Steury

Another beautiful day in Traverse City and another day of mostly good movies at TCFF. After the Storm 2016 (117 mins) Japan [Narrative Feature] This highly thought of Japanese film…

ArticlesJuly 28, 2017

Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 2

By Ron Steury

The second full day at the TCFF was an excellent one, dampened only by our planned family outing to view a movie on the “Nauti-Cat” catamaran being somewhat less than…

ArticlesJuly 27, 2017

Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 1

By Ron Steury

I had a great opening day at the Thirteenth Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF) with five films viewed – two of which were great, two a little less than great…

Heroes and Villians

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Birdman

Dec 17, 2015 • 43:37

With Oscar season is in full swing, it’s time to look back at 2014’s best picture winner: Birdman. Join us as we discuss why Birdman is a perfect film, the...
The Hateful Eight

Jan 13, 2016 • 47:13

There are few filmmakers as polarizing as Quentin Tarantino. Some celebrate him. Others revile him. Now Tarantino is back with his latest film The Hateful Eight — a fitting title...
The Nice Guys

May 27, 2016 • 41:54

Shane Black is the king of buddy action movies. He sold the screenplay to Lethal Weapon at age 22. In 1996, Black scored a then-record-breaking payday of $4 million for...
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

May 25, 2017 • 1:00:38

No one makes superhero movies like Marvel Studios. They’ve earned their big-screen domination with quality films, and Guardians of the Galaxy is at the top of the list. Released in...
Avengers: Infinity War

May 24, 2018 • 1:07:10

In 2008, Marvel Studios took the gamble of the century. They released Iron Man, featuring a virtually unknown character outside the comic book world and starring an actor with a...
Avengers: Endgame

May 31, 2019 • 1:08:44

Eleven years ago, Iron Man changed comic book movies forever. Not only was the movie great, it was the beginning of a journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with each...
Joker

Oct 30, 2019 • 1:21:45

No film in recent memory has been as polarizing as Joker. A scroll through Rotten Tomatoes reveals a spectrum of reactions ranging from the highest praise of the year to...