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L to R: Santos, Honkala, and Webber get real. (Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Film Festival.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Mark Webber's 'Flesh and Blood'

Virtual reality

Philadelphia-raised director-writer-actor Mark Webber, son of activist Cheri Honkala, treats his real-life dramas as exploded fiction in the experimental, earnest 'Flesh and Blood.' A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

Articles 2 minute read
Takashi Miike's 'Blade of the Immortal.' (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Film Festival.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Unconventional action flicks

Lights, camera, action

It's hard to pick your way through the Philadelphia Film Festival's 100+ options. Rob Buscher makes it a little easier for action-genre fans.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 3 minute read
Margot Robbie's Tonya Harding gets ready to rumble. (Photo courtesy of NEON.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Craig Gillespie's 'I, Tonya'

'I, Tonya' skates into first place

'I, Tonya,' the Philadelphia Film Festival opener, finds a new way to tell an old story. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Articles 3 minute read
Tequan Richmond's David goes undercover. (Photo via nowheremichigan.com)

FirstGlance Film Festival presents 'Nowhere, Michigan'

Anywhere but here

A meth chemist on the run, a love triangle, and small-town America merge in FirstGlance Film Festival's closing feature. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 3 minute read
Levin and Buno test the waters in Ocean City, New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of Paul Davidson)

Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini's documentary film 'Dina'

Love is (almost) all you need

Philadelphia-based directors Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles tackle local love on the neurodiversity spectrum with the warmly humorous documentary 'Dina.' A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

Articles 2 minute read
Norwegian King Haakon VII (Jesper Christensen, center) flees the Nazi invasion with his family and court. (Photo courtesy of Landmark Theatres.)

Erik Poppe's 'The King's Choice'

Heavy is the head

Erik Poppe's film 'The King's Choice' follows the Nazi invasion of Norway and the razor's-edge diplomacy of its king. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

Articles 3 minute read
Danny Pudi as Sami Malik in 'The Tiger Hunter.' (Photo courtesy of KVH Media Group.)

Lena Khan's 'The Tiger Hunter'

On the prowl

Lena Khan's debut film features Danny Pudi as a an immigrant "fish out of water" in 1970s Chicago. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 2 minute read
Huerta in 2009, from the Denver "Creating Change" conference on LGBT issues — yet another beneficiary of her activism and advocacy. (Photo by Freedom to Marry, via Creative Commons/Flickr.)

Peter Bratt's documentary 'Dolores'

In the field

A new documentary about labor activist Dolores Huerta shows there's still work to be done. Adryan Corcione reviews.
Adryan Corcione

Adryan Corcione

Articles 2 minute read
Evgenia Brik's Katya and Oleg Dolin's Ilya enjoy a stolen moment. (Photo courtesy of Landmark Theatres.)

Johnny O'Reilly's 'Moscow Never Sleeps'

Moscow under a microscope

A new film by Johnny O'Reilly depicts Moscow in all its corruption and beauty, held together by the ties that bind its citizens. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

Articles 3 minute read
Protests erupt in Ferguson in the wake of Michael Brown's murder. (Photo courtesy of BlackStar Film Festival.)

BlackStar Film Festival presents Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis's 'Whose Streets?'

The language of the unheard

Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis's documentary, filmed on the front lines of the 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri, introduces a new generation of civil rights activists. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Articles 4 minute read