Hotly anticipated after the juggernaut success of Final Fantasy VII in 1997, Final Fantasy VIII, the eighth iteration of the beloved franchise about crystals and cool summons fell into our eager hands only two years later. It was all here, epic FMV sequences set to Nobuo Uematsu’s rousing score. A
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Star/Writer/Director Of LOOK AT ME Taylor Olson
Taylor Olson is the star, writer, and director of the Slamdance film: Look at Me, a deeply personal, fictional autobiographical film that is bitingly funny, moving, and inherently: him. I was able to sit down with the star for a casual chat about his journey from the film’s beginning to
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: PETRO
Throughout Colombia’s long and turbulent political history, seven presidential candidates have been killed in the last century. Since the country’s inception, a left-wing president has never won. Then, in 2021, Gustavo Petro, a former guerilla, began a historic campaign and became an early front-runner for the 2022 presidential election. In
DISCO BOY: Not-So-Beau Travail
The feature film debut of Italian writer-director Giacomo Abbruzzese, Disco Boy tells the intertwined stories of two fighters; one is seeking a new way of life in a new home, while the other is attempting to save the life and home he has always known. Yet both also share a
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Writers Caleb Davis and Director E’an Verdugo For RESTORAGE
At this year’s Slamdance Film Festival, in the episodic section, is the family dramedy Restorage. This sci-fi-infused, intriguing concept is one not to miss. I was able to speak with co-writer Caleb Davis, co-writer/director E’on Verdugo and star Jacob Daniels about the project, its interesting origins, how the story evolved,