Category: REVIEWS ON TAP
Film Reviews by Filmmaker Mixer Guests and Teams
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DISPOSABLE HUMANITY
Disposable Humanity screened in the UNSTOPPABLE section of SLAMDANCE 2025 Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award Winner and Jury Award Honorable Mention. This feature-length documentary was co-written and directed by Cameron Mitchell, alongside co-writer David T. Mitchell—a professor and esteemed author of six scholarly works on disability studies. David plays a central role… Read more
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OUT FOR DELIVERY
OUT FOR DELIVERY is screening at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival in Austin Texas. The next showtime for this touching and witty short is below: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 6:15 p.m.- Rollins Theater at The Long Center OUT FOR DELIVERY, a short film written and directed by Chelsea Christer, made its Texas premiere at… Read more
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MOLA
Screening at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival, in Austin, Texas. The screening dates for this moving documentary are listed below. Monday, March 10, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.- Alamo Lamar 9 Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. – Violet Crown Cinema 1 & 3 The documentary MOLA – A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss… Read more
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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Netflix mini-series APPLE CIDER VINEGAR is now available to screen. Created by Samantha Strauss, the series is inspired by true events as it follows the stories of two women who, through social media, share their cancer-treatment journey while promoting alternative dietary treatments. Only one of them actually has cancer, and in the series, they become… Read more
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
FOOD FOR THOUGHT is a thought-provoking documentary film crafted by writer-directors Giles Anderson and Dan Richardson. This dynamic duo were past guests to the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast and if you have not already listened to their episode it can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filmmaker-mixer/id1663638176?i=1000694516817 The introduction of these two filmmakers truly showcases their sense of… Read more
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COMPANION
Written and directed by Drew Hancock, COMPANION is a gripping horror thriller that follows a group of friends on a weekend getaway to a remote cabin. Vanessa Porter, an upcoming guest of the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast, designed the costumes. Since I’m highlighting key members of the production team, I have to acknowledge Nancy Nayor and… Read more
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GOOSEBUMPS- THE VANISHING
Goosebumps: The Vanishing premiered on January 10, 2025, bringing spine-chilling thrills to audiences everywhere. This month, the Filmmaker Mixer podcast had the pleasure of sitting down with the brilliant costume designer behind this installment. Given our guest’s expertise, I paid close attention to the diverse styles showcased throughout the series. It comes as no surprise… Read more
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BLACKWATER LANE
Blackwater Lane is a horror/thriller directed by Jeff Celentano and starring Minka Kelly (who plays Cass) and Dermot Mulroney (who plays Matthew, Cass’s husband). It follows Cass, who is a theatre teacher who, on her way home from work, sees someone she recognizes, only to later learn that this person was not only dead, but murdered. This… Read more
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THE DAMNED
The Damned is a horror film directed by Thordur Palsson, who cowrote the film with Jamie Hannigan. It stars Odessa Young as Eva, a widow, who, alongside her late husband’s crew, notices a shipwreck off the coast of their campground. The group is forced to make a difficult choice. This feature’s cinematography really jumped out at… Read more
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OUR HAPPY PLACE
Our Happy Place, directed by Paul Bickel and starring Bickel alongside Raya Miles, kicks off with a rapid-fire montage of events, immediately setting the tone for an intriguing thriller. This sense of mystery deepens when the protagonist awakens in the woods, disoriented and unsure of how she got there. I initially speculated that this film… Read more