EDFF REVIEW: “The Hill We Climb” “The Hill We Climb” is a poignant and powerful documentary short film from director and executive producer Raeden Greer. The film tells the moving true story of two Benton, Arkansas residents and their tireless efforts to improve and revitalize a marginalized 100-year-old African-American community known to the locals as … Continue reading
Writer-director Vivian Kerr brought her short film “Scrap” to the El Dorado Film Festival in 2019. In 2022 she adapted it into a feature film and has since been screening it on the festival circuit, winning several awards along the way. Now “Scrap” returns to the EDFF as a thematically rich and emotionally grounded feature-length … Continue reading
While Sundance Film Festival attendees got an early first look, others won’t have to wait long to see “Suncoast” which is set to premiere on Hulu February 9th. And trust me, it’s a movie you’ll want to see. It’s a semi-autobiographical and deeply personal story from first-time writer-director Laura Chinn. Made in the memory of … Continue reading
If the idea of a Stone Age survival horror thriller sounds up your alley you won’t want to miss “Out of Darkness”. This moody and tension-soaked feature from director Andrew Cumming had its world premiere two years ago at the BFI London Film Festival. This past year the film received five nominations at the British … Continue reading
I’ve had an interesting relationship with James Cameron’s “Avatar”. Without question the 2009 science-fiction epic was a landmark box office achievement. It took theaters by storm, earning its first billion dollars in only 19 days on its way to becoming the highest grossing movie of all time. “Avatar” shattered numerous records, many of which it … Continue reading
In the revisionist Western “The Settlers”, director Felipe Gálvez sits us down in 1901 Tierra del Fuego, Chile during the Selk’nam genocide. That’s when land-hungry sheep ranchers backed by large livestock companies and protected by the Chilean and Argentine governments carried out the systematic extermination of native tribes that populated the area. It was yet … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 