#’Pushing Daisies’ Was My First TV Cancelation Heartbreak – /Film

#’Pushing Daisies’ Was My First TV Cancelation Heartbreak – /Film

“#’Pushing Daisies’ Was My First TV Cancelation Heartbreak – /Film” (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Series: Pushing Daisies Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Ned (Lee Pace) is an unassuming pie maker who possesses the rare ability…

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#A Bonkers Genre Mashup – /Film

#A Bonkers Genre Mashup – /Film

“#A Bonkers Genre Mashup – /Film” Think back to your time in elementary school. Think about that one kid in your class who snorted Pixie Stix, constantly drank way too much soda, ran circles around everyone else at recess, and maybe even inspired some awe at his seemingly boundless amounts of energy. That kid’s actions…

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#The Blazing World Review: Sundance 2021 – /Film

#The Blazing World Review: Sundance 2021 – /Film

“#The Blazing World Review: Sundance 2021 – /Film” You would think any movie that casts the iconic Udo Kier as an enigmatic dream guide who munches on fireflies would at least be interesting, but no – The Blazing World, an over-stylized, under-baked bit of tomfoolery from writer-director-star Carlson Young never manages to engross the viewer even as it…

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#Land Review: Sundance 2021 – /Film

#Land Review: Sundance 2021 – /Film

“#Land Review: Sundance 2021 – /Film” “I’m here because I choose to be.” So says Edee (Robin Wright) after she’s been resuscitated from near-death in a secluded cabin tucked away in the Rocky Mountains. As Land begins, we see Edee come to the cabin under somewhat mysterious circumstances: she throws her cell phone in a trash can,…

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#Romeo and Juliet Retold Across Phone Screens – /Film

#Romeo and Juliet Retold Across Phone Screens – /Film

“#Romeo and Juliet Retold Across Phone Screens – /Film” Using the same Screenlife technology that powered films like 2018’s innovative Searching, director Carey Williams reimagines William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet through phone screens and social media accounts in his debut feature R#J. That approach might sound obnoxious, but for the most part, it works surprisingly…

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