FIN FEST REVIEW: Koumbie’s incredible Bystanders a searing effort
Every once in a while a film comes along that rocks your entire system. When I watched Bystanders – a long-time passion project for director Koumbie – it affected me more than anything else I’ve seen this year. My gut wrenched a few times, and the questions these characters faced fed into my own emotions.…
FIN FEST REVIEW: Absorbing Peter Von Kant a portrait of a boorish man getting his comeuppance
Let’s start by revealing – to no one’s surprise – that our film director subject Peter Von Kant is a categorically terrible human. He’s a self-obsessed, hateful human who only sees other people as valuable if they can be a means to his own selfish ends. He mistreats his live-in assistant Karl, and has little…
FIN FEST REVIEW: Outrageous comedy Lemon Squeezy a delightful, light-hearted debut
There’s a breezy, aloof quality to filmmaker Kevin Hartford that’s almost impossible not to enjoy. Every interview I’ve done with Kevin has felt like a conversation with an old friend, and he has a way of welcoming you into his whacky, entirely jovial headspace that’s admirable. He reminds me of the type of person you’d…
Parker & The Picture Shows 