Tag: Acting
Film Honors: 2005
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Review: Dancing Quietly
Sinfully as of yet not distributed outside of its native Germany, Luca tanzt leise (going by the English-language title Dancing Quietly) is a diamond-in-the-rough search…
Film Honors: 1982
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Review: Small Crimes
A crime thriller with a heavy touch of swagger and style neatly describes the SXSW premiered Small Crimes, garnering a distribution on Netflix this year….
Film Honors: 1981
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Genre Blast: Bursting into Song – The Musical
Yes, they can be cloying, unrealistic and just plain tacky, but if they are handled with some inventiveness and originality, musicals can be transporting. No…
Film Honors: 1979
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Film Honors: 1978
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Listmania: Al's Best of 2016 Awards
On the latest episode of the Woo L.A. Podcast, you can hear my picks for what I thought was the best in film of 2016….
Genre Blast: All For Love – Romance on Film
We all love to be in love. It can make the world go ’round or bring life’s routines to a screeching halt. We hunger during the chase,…
Woo L.A. Podcast #4: A Late Best Of 2016 In Film
Welcome to the podcast number four. I am joined by the host Al (@AlRob_MN), his roomie Julia (@Reality_Diva1), and Joel (@JoeM_136) makes a swift return. We…
Film Honors: 2016
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Genre Blast: Make 'em Laugh
Genre Blast: Make ‘em Laugh Comedy comes in all colours, but what I’m considering here is not dry humor, tongue-in-cheek, or satire. I’m talking gut-busting,…
Review: The Hollars
I could nitpick and find a trillion faults with this movie. The direction lacks any sort of inspiration, letting the viewer actually “feel” the passive…
