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Sounds, Visions and Insights by Brian Skutle

If you know me, you know I’m a gigantic fan of film music. Composer Nathan Halpern had three films he’d scored at Sundance this year- “Watcher”, “Emily the Criminal” and “The Martha Mitchell Effect”– and it was a pleasure to not only discuss those with him, but some of the thought process of being a […]

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One of the movies that stood out for me at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival was the Danish horror movie, “Speak No Evil.” As you’ll hear, though, I had a difficult time trying to figure out how best to discuss it for review. So, what I decided to do is give you my spoken thoughts […]

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When you begin to cover film festivals as a critic, or attend them as a fan, one of the big ones that you want to make the pilgrimage to is the Sundance Film Festival. The first major film festival of the year out of the gate, the tone for what’s to come in the movie […]

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I’ll be honest- of the four years I have been voting for the Georgia Film Critics Association, this might be some of my favorite collection of nominees. Let’s just get into what we nominated, and what won. 2021 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Picture “Belfast” “CODA” “Dune” “Flee” “The Green Knight” “Licorice Pizza”– Winner […]

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In 2020, Sonic Cinema Podcast alum Marv Dickey was ramping up to start his own podcast, looking at obscure movies from the 1990s. I joined him in a discussion of Steven Soderbergh’s “Kafka”, which has long been a favorite of mine from the director. The podcast never materialized, but Marv has given me permission to […]

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