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Post-2016 Maryland Film Festival Coverage, Part 3 (of 3), for Hammer to Nail

My final two pieces from the recent 2016 Maryland Film Festival went up on Hammer to Nail this week. Interview with co-directors Livia Ungur &…

Hammer to Nail, Hotel Dallas, Livia Ungur, Maryland Film Festival, Michael Faulkner, Sherng-Lee Huang, SHU-DE!

“Me Before You” – Better Luck Next Cry

Me Before You (Thea Sharrock, 2016) Thirtysomething Will Traynor has everything going for him: he’s handsome, athletic, insanely rich and…

Me Before You

Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Lobster” Offers an Intriguing Parable on Love and Dating

The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2015) The Lobster is Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’s fifth theatrical feature. Prior to this, perhaps his…

Lobster

Post-2016 Maryland Film Festival Coverage, Part 2, for Hammer to Nail

I still have some movie reviews and filmmaker interviews from the recent 2016 Maryland Film Festival popping up on Hammer to Nail. Here’s what’s…

Donald Cried, Hammer to Nail, Hotel Dallas, Kris Avedisian, Livia Ungur, Maryland Film Festival, Michael Faulkner, Mike Plunkett, Orange Sunshine, Salero, Sherng-Lee Huang, SHU-DE!, William Kirkley

Destructo Mundo, Magneto! “X-Men: Apocalypse” Does That End-of-the-World Marvel Thing.

X-Men: Apocalypse (Bryan Singer, 2016) As the film begins, we hear a familiar, English-accented voice (James McAvoy, aka the younger…

X-Men: Apocalypse

Come Back, Shane! The Engaging Mess (and Missed Opportunities) of “The Nice Guys”

The Nice Guys (Shane Black, 2016) Writer/director Shane Black – known for penning the 1980s blockbuster Lethal Weapon and the 1990s flop The Long…

Nice Guys

“The Angry Birds Movie” Entertains While Promoting Brand Awareness

The Angry Birds Movie (Clay Kaytis/Fergal Reilly, 2016) I have a confession to make: I have never played Angry Birds.…

Angry Birds Movie

In the Beautiful “A Bigger Splash,” the Bloated Third Act Needs CPR

A Bigger Splash (Luca Guadagnino, 2016) It’s all so interesting … until it isn’t. Italian director Luca Guadagnino, in his first…

Bigger Splash

“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Marie Westhaver – on “GreenRoom,” “Keanu” and “Captain America: Civil War”

Welcome to the fifth episode of the 2015-2016 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed . My guest this time was…

Captain America: Civil War, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Dragon Media, Green Room, Howard Community College, Keanu, Marie Westhaver, Reel Talk, Stevenson University

Post-2016 Maryland Film Festival Coverage, Part 1, for Bmoreart and Hammer to Nail

Last week, on the Monday before the 2016 Maryland Film Festival, Bmoreart published my preview piece on this year’s offerings. Today’s…

BmoreArt, Donald Cried, Hammer to Nail, Maryland Film Festival, MFF2016, Orange Sunshine, Salero, SHU-DE!

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