Private Property: A Bland Remake of a Thriller

Private Property, a thriller starring a very minimal cast, is a bland remake of the controversial1960 film of the same name. A lost print of the 1960 Leslie Stevens was recently discovered a few years ago. While it was originally released to major controversy, the film was critically praised upon its 2016 re-release. I’m not about to do a compare and contrast between the two movies. All in all, Private Property is such a bland…

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SXSW 2018: Being Frank (You Can Choose Your Family)

With its mix of comedy and drama, Being Frank (formerly You Can Choose Your Family) delivers the goods in filmmaker Miranda Bailey’s narrative feature directorial debut. Frank Hansen (Jim Gaffigan) is a awful human.  He’s perhaps the worst human of the world even if he isn’t willing to admit it.  Frank’s problem is that he has two sets of everything but nothing is more secretive than his having two families.  All his trips for work…

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