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Spotlight on the 15th Annual Alexandria Film Festival

Nov 18

Nov 18 Spotlight on the 15th Annual Alexandria Film Festival

Dennis D. McDonald

AFF 2021, Movies, Alexandria Film Festival, Emotional, Favorites, Independent, Reviews

Antonin Baudry's "THE WOLF'S CALL" (Le Chant du loup)

Nov 3

Nov 3 Antonin Baudry's "THE WOLF'S CALL" (Le Chant du loup)

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Submarines, War, Violent, Thriller

Denis Villeneuve's "DUNE"

Oct 25

Oct 25 Denis Villeneuve's "DUNE"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Science Fiction, Space Travel, Disappointing, Violent

Kyohei Ishiguro’s "WORDS BUBBLE UP LIKE SODA POP"

Oct 14

Oct 14 Kyohei Ishiguro’s "WORDS BUBBLE UP LIKE SODA POP"

Dennis D. McDonald

Adolescence, Animated, Anime, Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, Emotional, Exceptional, Japanese, Netflix, Sentimental, Sweet, Teens

Craig Gillespie's "CRUELLA"

Oct 13

Oct 13 Craig Gillespie's "CRUELLA"

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Class Warfare, Crime, Comedy, Disney, Fantasy, Surreal, Weird

Paul Greengrass' "NEWS OF THE WORLD"

Oct 12

Oct 12 Paul Greengrass' "NEWS OF THE WORLD"

Dennis D. McDonald

Drama, Western, Spouse Approved, Intelligent

Juan Carlos Medina's "THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM"

Sep 15

Sep 15 Juan Carlos Medina's "THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM"

Dennis D. McDonald

Another Time & Place, Cops, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Michael Sarnoski’s “PIG”

Sep 9

Sep 9 Michael Sarnoski’s “PIG”

Dennis D. McDonald

Amazon Prime, Streaming, Quirky, One of a Kind, Drama

Doug Liman's "CHAOS WALKING"

Sep 1

Sep 1 Doug Liman's "CHAOS WALKING"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Coming of Age, Dystopian, Hulu, Science Fiction

Alejandro Landes’ “MONOS”

Aug 30

Aug 30 Alejandro Landes’ “MONOS”

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Drama, Teens, War, Hulu

Bora Kim's "HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD"

Aug 18

Aug 18 Bora Kim's "HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD"

Dennis D. McDonald

Adolescence, Teens, Korean, Intelligent, Emotional, Drama, Coming of Age, Amazon Prime

James Gunn's "THE SUICIDE SQUAD"

Aug 13

Aug 13 James Gunn's "THE SUICIDE SQUAD"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, War, Fantasy, Silly, Violent, Marvel, DC

Chris McKay's "TOMORROW WAR"

Jul 12

Jul 12 Chris McKay's "TOMORROW WAR"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Amazon Prime, Aliens, Popcorn, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Violent, War

Na Hong-Jin's "THE WAILING"

Jul 4

Jul 4 Na Hong-Jin's "THE WAILING"

Dennis D. McDonald

Horror, Hulu, Mystery, Korean, Ghosts, Action

Alex Garland's "DEVS"

Jul 2

Jul 2 Alex Garland's "DEVS"

Dennis D. McDonald

One of a Kind, Mystery, Science Fiction, Scary, Series, Violent, Action, Hulu

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "BEFORE WE VANISH"

Jun 23

Jun 23 Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "BEFORE WE VANISH"

Dennis D. McDonald

Quirky, Mystery, Japanese, Aliens, Science Fiction

Brad Parker's “THE DEVIL BELOW”

Jun 18

Jun 18 Brad Parker's “THE DEVIL BELOW”

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Horror, Netflix, Mystery, Monsters

Ken Sanzel's "KILL CHAIN"

Jun 15

Jun 15 Ken Sanzel's "KILL CHAIN"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Amazon Prime, Cops, Crime, Guilty Pleasure, Heist, Quirky, Thriller, Violent

Lee Won-suk's "THE ROYAL TAILOR"

Jun 11

Jun 11 Lee Won-suk's "THE ROYAL TAILOR"

Dennis D. McDonald

Drama, Korean, Spouse Approved

Aisling Walsh's "AN INSPECTOR CALLS"

Jun 10

Jun 10 Aisling Walsh's "AN INSPECTOR CALLS"

Dennis D. McDonald

Mature, Mystery, Amazon Prime, Class Warfare