L.A. Film FestLA Film Fest ’14 Review: “Billy Mize and the Bakersfield Sound” Keeps it UpbeatA compelling music doc about a country singer looking to reclaim his voice and his place in history.byStephen SaitoJul 3, 2014
ReviewsReview: Gerwig and Baumbach Get the Last Laugh With ‘Frances Ha’The director of "Kicking & Screaming" finally matures as a storyteller with a frenzied young woman as his muse.byStephen SaitoMay 15, 2013
ReviewsReview: While Success Has Many Fathers, A Failure Has Many Children in the Sweet “Starbuck”Soon to be made into the Vince Vaughn comedy "The Delivery Man," the original Canadian flick about a man who learns he's fathered 533 childr...byStephen SaitoMar 29, 2013
ReviewsSXSW ’13 Review: AJ Schnack & David Wilson’s Branson Doc “We Always Lie to Strangers” Conveys An Exquisite TruthA newfangled take on an entertainment capital steeped in tradition should please audiences regardless of their feelings about Branson.byStephen SaitoMar 11, 2013
ReviewsReview: Carl Franklin Casts a Mostly Potent Spell With “Bless Me, Ultima”Rudolfo Anaya's classic novel finally is adapted for the big screen with nuance provided by the director of "One False Move" and "One True T...byStephen SaitoFeb 22, 2013
ReviewsReview: A Bumpy Ride Results in Michel Gondry’s Highly Satisfying “The We and the I”The "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" director once again creates an entire world out of a small, confined space in this bold, slightl...byStephen SaitoFeb 4, 2013
ReviewsSBIFF Review: Play’s the Thing in the Nervy, Neurotic Family Comedy “Blumenthal”The stage is set for wild day in Manhattan when a famed playwright passes and his brother is eager to reclaim the legacy he believes is his ...byStephen SaitoFeb 2, 2013
ReviewsReview: In Spite of a High-Flying Charlie Sheen, “Charles Swan” Never Quite Takes OffA decade after a criminally underseen debut, Roman Coppola returns to consider the collision of professional and personal life for an artist...byStephen SaitoJan 14, 2013
ReviewsReview: “Struck By Lightning” Lacks a SparkChris Colfer's first steps onto the big screen sees the "Glee" star as a writer, producer and lead actor, but he wrote himself into some dar...byStephen SaitoJan 10, 2013
ReviewsReview: “Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning” Deploys Adkins, Van Damme and Lundgren to Flip the ScriptThe new generation represented in the fourth "official" entry into the world-weary action franchise isn't just an infusion of new blood but ...byStephen SaitoNov 28, 2012