Phoenix Metro Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 24

BWW Review: The Sun Also Rises on Master Actors In SILVER SKIES
by Herbert Paine - February 26, 2016

SILVER SKIES is one doozy of a delightful and heartwarming film with a cast (no exaggeration!) to live for. Written, produced and directed by Rosemary Rodriguez and screening at this year's Sedona International Film Festival, the flick features bravura performances by a stellar group of veteran acto...

BWW Review: THE ATAXIAN, Powerful and Inspiring : The Life Well Lived Is The Life Well Raced
by Herbert Paine - February 25, 2016

In the rear view mirror of life, we may encounter individuals who surpass our expectations of human will and endurance and inspire us with their selflessness and courage. Consider THE ATAXIAN that rear view mirror and Kyle Bryant that epic hero. The documentary, directed by Kevin Schlanser and Zack ...

BWW Review: REPARATION Seethes With Suspense - An Intensely Gripping Redemption Tale
by Herbert Paine - February 24, 2016

The force and power of indie film REPARATION resides in the seamlessness and masterful editing with which director Kyle Ham has weaved together multiple themes in the context of a riveting psychological thriller. It is a taut, gut-wrenching, and edge-of-the-seat experience. Marc Menchaca and Jon Hue...

BWW Review: Dark Shadows Surrender to Love's Light in HYBRIDS
by Herbert Paine - February 23, 2016

Director Tony Randel has a sure eye for comic effect and gives free rein to his ensemble to mug it up for the camera in Tony Schweikle's campy and rib-tickling HYBRIDS, to be screened at the 22nd Annual Sedona International Film Festival....

BWW Review: NOW MORE THAN EVER: THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO Pays Tribute To The Rock Band's Living Legacy
by Herbert Paine - February 22, 2016

Peter Pardini's meticulously detailed documentary, NOW MORE THAN EVER: THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO, is a classic tribute to the iconic 'rock band with horns,' delivering a candid and intimate portrait of the young men who, in 1967, embarked on a journey of extraordinary musical innovation and today are l...

BWW Review: BURNING BODHI: The Tale's More Scattered Than The Ashes
by Herbert Paine - February 18, 2016

Messages of forgiveness and redemption get diluted in a clutter of subplots in Matthew McDuffie's indie film, BURNING BODHI. It's the revealing performances of Kaley Cuoco and Cody Horn that merit attention and applause....