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Philadelphia Film Festival ’20: ZAPPA Documentary Has Much To Offer Fans And Newcomers To Composer’s Music

October 29, 2020 Rich Drees

A new documentary takes a look at the not just the iconic composer’s work but what kind of man he was as well. [click for more]

Philadelphia Film Festival ’20: MY ZOE – A Great First Half Undone By Second Half

October 28, 2020 Rich Drees

Actros/writer/director Julie Delpy’s latest fires on all cylinders until it implodes under the improbability of its second half. [click for more]

Phildelphia Film Festival ’20: Bee Gees Doc HOW DO YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Explores Group’s Career

October 27, 2020 Rich Drees

A look at the rise, fall and continual perseverance of the music of the iconic British pop band. [click for more]

Philadelphia Film Festival ’20: ACTION USA Is A Stunt-Filled Blast From The Past

October 26, 2020 Rich Drees

This resurrected 1980s exploitation action film delivers plenty of car chases, gun fights and explosive thrills. [click for more]

Review: J. R. “BOB” DOBBS AND THE CHURCH OF THE SUB-GENIUS Explores History Of Satirical “Religious” Group

October 15, 2020 Rich Drees

A new documentary takes a look at the satirical pseudo-religious group of the 1980s and `90s. [click for more]

Review: DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA Reconfigures Catalog To Examine State Of The Nation

October 11, 2020 Rich Drees

This concert film from director Spike Lee captures the Talking Heads front-man’s Broadway show that recontextualizes the his music into a meditation on the state of the country. [click for more]

Review: BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC In Most Triumphant Sequel

August 27, 2020 Rich Drees

Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves are back as the iconic duo, racing against time to settle some unfinished business before the entire universe collapses in on itself. [click for more]

Review: CLASS ACTION PARK Looks At The Legend And Reality Of The Famed New Jersey Amusement Park

August 25, 2020 Rich Drees

Was the idea of an amusement park where teenagers were in charge really a good idea? [click for more]

Review: TESLA Biopic Is As Unconventional As Its Subject

August 19, 2020 Rich Drees

Director Michael Almereyda takes an unconventional look at the unconventional innovator. [click for more]

Review: PALM SPRINGS We’ve Seen It Before But Not Like This

July 10, 2020 Rich Drees

Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti are stuck together at a destination wedding that neither of them really want to be at in this comedy which treads a familiar, though unexpected, ground with remarkable freshness. [click for more]