Event Reviews
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SDIFF 2024 Conclave
Reviewed by Alicia Glass Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Robert Harris - when the Pope passes on, the college of Cardinals from all over the world convene in Rome to elect the new Pontiff, as shocking revelations and disturbances from the candidates come to light. One wouldn’t think that a film about the election of a new Pope, even with star powers like Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini in the films roster, would be anywhere near as good as...
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San Diego Film Festival presents Two Jacks
Reviewed by Alicia Glass Studio: Rough Diamond Productions Director: Bernard Rose Review Rating: 7 Very loosely based on a short story by Tolstoy, Two Jacks tells the story of a father and son generational legacy of making movies in Hollywood. So the first Jack Hussar...
San Diego Arabic Film Festival 2012 — Where Do We Go Now?
Reviewed by Alicia Glass Director: Nadine Labaki MPAA Rating: PG 13 Studio: Sony Pictures Classics Rating: 8 Website: Where Do We Go Now? In an isolated village where Christians and Muslims live side by side, the frustrated women take it upon themselves to save their...
San Diego Film Festival 2012 — Tony Tango
Reviewed by Alicia Glass Director: Manolo Celi Rating: 7 Website: Tony Tango Tony is a misunderstood Latin dance instructor for elderly students, determined to win a big dance contest to save his families dance studio! The movie is more than a little ridiculous. Tony...