#‘Ghost Boy’ Review: A Haunting Look at One Man’s Long, Devastating Struggle to Come Out of His Shell

#‘Ghost Boy’ Review: A Haunting Look at One Man’s Long, Devastating Struggle to Come Out of His Shell

Director Rodney Ascher’s obsession with horror and mysterious phenomena takes a tragic real turn in Ghost Boy, which is based on the book of the same title by South African author, speaker and miraculous locked-in syndrome survivor Martin Pistorius. Pistorius’ harrowing true story may be known to those who have read his autobiography, seen his…

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#‘Another Simple Favor’ Review: Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively Return for Paul Feig’s Silly and Sometimes Trying Sequel

#‘Another Simple Favor’ Review: Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively Return for Paul Feig’s Silly and Sometimes Trying Sequel

Before the SXSW premiere of Another Simple Favor, Paul Feig admitted that he was reluctant to make a follow-up to his campy 2018 mystery A Simple Favor. Sequels, in his and many other people’s estimation, rarely live up to the standards of their predecessors. Unfortunately, Another Simple Favor doesn’t prove to be the exception to…

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#SXSW: Jackie Shane Disappearance Mystery Solved in ‘Any Other Way’ Documentary

#SXSW: Jackie Shane Disappearance Mystery Solved in ‘Any Other Way’ Documentary

A host of conspiracy theories surrounded the sudden disappearance of pioneering transgender soul singer Jackie Shane from the music world in 1971 after she packed Toronto nightclubs during the 1960s, only to resurface when news of her death in Nashville broke in 2019. Despite leaving the public eye, the Nashville-born R&B performer’s celebrated, yet complicated…

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#‘A Disturbance in the Force’ Review: Doc About ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ Offers More Than Nostalgia

#‘A Disturbance in the Force’ Review: Doc About ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ Offers More Than Nostalgia

‘A Disturbance in the Force’ Review: Doc About ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ Offers More Than Nostalgia If you’re a Gen X or “geriatric” millennial Star Wars fanatic, you probably have a story related to the contortions you had to go through to get your hands on the notorious only-aired-once 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. Freshman…

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#‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Directors Reveal How They Were Introduced to the Game | SXSW 2023

#‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Directors Reveal How They Were Introduced to the Game | SXSW 2023

‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Directors Reveal How They Were Introduced to the Game | SXSW 2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein opened up about their introductions to the game while speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in its SXSW Studio at South by Southwest on Saturday. Based on the role-playing…

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