Film: Skeleton Twins Directed by: Craig Johnson Starring: Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader Suicide is a tricky subject to handle on screen, especially in a story where you plan to involve elements of pitch black comedy, but Craig Johnson has successfully combined the two in his new and heartbreakingly hilarious film.
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IFFBoston Review: ‘Skeleton Twins’
April 25th, 2014 
James Shotwell 
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November 15th, 2013 James Shotwell Film: Charlie Countryman Starring: Shia LaBeouf Directed by: Fredrik Bond Losing a parent is one of the hardest things any individual can go through in life, and the way they choose to cope with that experience can change the entire course of their existence. Charlie Countryman, the directorial debut from Fredrik Bond, tells the story […]
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August 26th, 2013 James Shotwell Film: Contracted Starring: Najarra Townsend Directed by: Eric England Distributed by: IFC Filmmaker Eric England has just delivered the quintessential anti-date movie. Though a good number of films have dealt with the troubles and horrors that can follow promiscuous sexual activity, few films have taken the idea as literally as Eric England’s Contracted. A film […]
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