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SDIFF 2025 : Rental Family
San Diego International Film Festival 2025 A struggling American actor living in Tokyo finds new purpose in a very different acting gig, as part of a “rental family” agency, where he plays stand-in roles for strangers. Brendan Fraser is a wonderful actor who dominated beloved comedic and occasional action roles in the late 90’s, and is now enjoying a comeback surge with his success in The Whale. We know any role he decides to take on is going to have him playing a character with a giant...
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SDAFF 2023 Tiger Stripes
Reviewed by Alicia Glass At the ripe old age of 12, Malay Muslim girl Zaffan is the first in her class to experience physical growth changes, and all the stigma that comes with them. It’s virtually impossible to watch this film, beautifully shot in the Malay jungles...
Comic-con 2023 Twisted Metal screening
Reviewed by Alicia Glass So it’s Thursday night and I have to hoof it from Ghostface’s Killer Trivia all the way to Room 6DE, where the hotly anticipated screening of Twisted Metal is about to pop off! For those of you who may not know, Twisted Metal is a new TV show...
SDIFF 2022 The Wind and the Reckoning
Reviewed by Alicia Glass The story of a small 19th century colony of Native Hawaiians who refuse to accept government-mandated exile when leprosy breaks out amongst their people and home. Imagine it. You’re a Native Hawai’ian, having lived in and loved the islands...