Tag: florida film festival

• April 15, 2025

  Interview with Pat Taggart, Director of ‘No One Died: The Wing Bowl Story’

  

  We sit down with director Pat Taggart to talk about his new documentary, No One Died: The Wing Bowl Story. Go behind the madness of one of Philadelphia’s wildest traditions: an infamous competitive eating event that ran for over two decades. No One Died: The Wing Bowl Story is part of the Documentary Competition at…
• April 13, 2025

  Stolen Kingdom – Review [Florida Film Festival]

  

  Opening film at the 2025 Florida Film Festival “Stolen Kingdom” is an incredibly engaging documentary about a subculture of theme parks that remains largely undocumented. Despite this being Director Josh Bailey’s feature film debut, he is very adept at easing the audience into the world of theme park trespassers (or “Urban Explorers” as they affectionately…
• April 13, 2025

  Somnium – Review [Florida Film Festival]

  

  For writer-director Rachael Cain, Somium is deeply personal. Cain passionately pours her experiences into this feature debut, crafting a film that’s deeply introspective and intriguing, anchored by a tremendous performance from Chloë Levine. Levine is captivating and full of life, her face filling countless close-ups that demand your empathy and attention, effortlessly carrying the emotional…
• April 13, 2025

  The Shrouds – Review [Florida Film Festival]

  

  David Cronenberg’s latest, The Shrouds, is the type of movie you keep mentally circling, unsure exactly how you feel, yet compelled to keep unraveling its mysteries. On the surface, it’s about a morose, tech-driven entrepreneur named Karsh (a brilliantly subdued Vincent Cassel) whose company allows grieving families to watch digital renderings of their loved ones…
• April 13, 2025

  www.rachaelormont.com – Review [Florida Film Festival]

  

  The beauty of attending a midnight screening at a film festival lies in the thrill of unpredictability. Sitting in a dark theater, your brain slightly melting, wondering what exactly you just watched. Peter Vack’s latest midnight oddity, http://www.rachelormont.com, perfectly captures a specific cinematic chaos, dragging you down a psychedelic rabbit hole that’s part meme compilation,…