Event Reviews
All the conventions, festivals and other exhausting live events you can shake a camera at.
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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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SDIFF 2022 Armageddon Time
Reviewed by Alicia Glass Set in the early 80’s, with roots stemming from director James Gray’s personal history, comes a story of the ties that bind, and gag, family and the generational pursuit of the American dream. Meet Paul Graff (Banks Repeta), artist and...
SDAFF 2011 Big In Bollywood
Struggling L.A. Indian-born actor Omi Vaidya lands a starring role in the Bollywood film 3 Idiots and subsequently becomes famous!
SDAFF 2011 Jiro Dreams of Sushi
A documentary of the life and work of Sushi Master Jiro Ono, his restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, and his heir and son Yoshikazu.