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Ashes

By Kent Hill | April 2026

American Sniper meets Requiem for a Dream in Adrian Bartol’s Ashes. Written by and starring Will Brandt as a veteran whose homecoming…

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American Sniper meets Requiem for a Dream in Adrian Bartol’s Ashes. Written by and starring Will Brandt as a veteran whose homecoming was plagued with...

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SFFILM 2022 FESTIVAL REVIEW! The truthful depiction of drug abuse in film has been a longstanding mission in Hollywood. In 1996, audiences and critics...

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It's only taken us fifty years to realize that the war on drugs hasn't worked. Writer/director Robert Rippberger's documentary Public Enemy Number One...

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I've had the chance to review several films from filmmaker Jon Jacobs, including D.J. Hound Dog and Lucinda's Spell. I find it fascinating that Jacobs...

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