This year the El Dorado Film Festival once again showcased the Top 5 finalists from last Fall’s Louisiana Film Prize. The ever impressive Louisiana Film Prize is a Shreveport-based short film competition and festival that was founded in 2012. As it routinely does, this year’s block included an exciting array of voices belonging to some … Continue reading
Writer-director Natasha Kermani delves into the dark depths of gothic horror with “The Dreadful”, a slow-burning semi-supernatural chiller covered in medieval blood and grime. The story is set in the 15th century as a battle for control of the English throne rages during the Wars of the Roses. It’s a fittingly grim setting for Kermani … Continue reading
One of this year’s surprise early releases (at least for me) is “Pressure”, a historical war film from director Anthony Maras that recently dropped its first trailer. The feature is based on playwright David Haig’s 2014 stage production that was inspired by the true events leading up to the D-Day invasion. An intriguing cast led … Continue reading
Quentin Tarantino originally conceived, wrote, and produced Kill Bill as one single film. But marketing an over four-hour movie concerned his producers. So Tarantino and Miramax compromised, deciding to divide the film into two feature-length volumes to be released six months apart. The acclaimed director wouldn’t have to cut major scenes and the producers could … Continue reading
Georgina Campbell has been earning her stripes as a bona fide scream queen, having starred in 2022’s “Barbarian”, 2023’s underrated “Bird Box Barcelona”, 2024’s “The Watchers”, 2025’s “Influencers”, and the fun genre-bender “Cold Storage” from earlier this month. Now she dives right back into the horror genre with “Psycho Killer”, a movie with all the … Continue reading
A movie that I’m worried might slip under too many radars is “Midwinter Break”, a deeply human adult drama that could sell itself solely on its two stars, Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds. And while Manville and Hinds are every bit as wonderful as we expect, there’s so much more to connect with and absorb … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 