For ‘Earth Day’ week, we at The Movie Buff are covering a few disaster-related films. And why not? Respecting the…
Author: Mark Ziobro
“The Intimate Touch” is an independent short written and directed by Ariel McMillion and Michael Støen. At 19 minutes, it…
“Getting It” is a good movie. It’s the debut feature from Tom Heard, who also wrote and starred in the…
Over the course of the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, I had the chance to become aquatinted with many films from…
The 2021 SXSW Film Festival, although forced virtual due to the Covid-19 pandemic, brought many interesting documentaries, introducing topics that…
I was lucky enough to catch a screening of “The Mohel,” a short film written and directed by Charles Wahl…
I’ve spent four days of the festival examining the various shorts programs at SXSW and have been decidedly pleased with…
Some of the best films use illusory concepts that hint at deeper meaning rather than giving audiences everything they want…
So far at this year’s SXSW—held virtually due to Covid—the various shorts competitions have shown some wonderful and visually appealing…
From the beginning of the 2021 documentary “The Oxy Kingpins”—premiering this week at SXSW—it immediately grabs your interest. The film’s…