Review by Miv Evans The President’s Cake could be described as a Middle Eastern remake of The Wizard of Oz. In this version, Dorothy’s got a pet rooster instead of a dog, […]
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By Miv Evans This movie’s got it all. Corporate villains; working-class antihero; celebrity radio host; a crime shocking enough to grip a country. It’s a 70s version of David & […]
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The Militia
By Miv Evans In the ‘70s, The Godfather set the gold standard for movies about organized crime. Audiences couldn’t get enough of them and the fascination has endured. But despite […]
By Miv Evans When posters of the Israelis being held captive by Hamas are scattered around New York City, they get torn down by Palestinian sympathizers. Both of these actions […]
By Miv Evans DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT – a South African Memoir This is a vivid portrayal of a dysfunctional family’s struggle to survive the Rhodesian Bush […]
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“Worth the Wait”
By Miv Evans The balancing act needed for an ensemble cast is hard to master. Character risk remaining unexplored in the midst of a race to bind story threads before […]
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A Double Life
By Miv Evans A Double Life has everything. True crime. Treachery. Tragic victim. Self-sacrificing hero. Omnipotent villain. International subterfuge. A thriller could want no more but this, in fact, is […]
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
By Miv Evans The film’s title is original and promises humor but, unfortunately, delivers neither. It’s formulaic to an extreme and feels old fashioned. The latter particularly jars as les […]
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KNEECAP – a Band of Bandits
By Miv Evans This is a unique, wildly entertaining Irish musical that dramatizes the true story about how a hip hop band found success. You don’t have to like hip hop […]
By Miv Evans This is a documentary about Ike Reilly, a singer-songwriter and rock star elect who’s as charismatic off-stage as he is on. The music never stops and is in […]