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Darrel Manson
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Retired Disciples of Christ pastor. Film reviewer for ScreenFish. Dodger fan.
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This is my favorite film of the year so far. bit.ly/4oYJYVQ
Train Dreams: Does one life matter? | ScreenFish
“The world needs a hermit in the woods as much as a preacher in the pulpit.” What is the meaning of a life? That is the underlying question in Clint Bentley ...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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My review of The Choral. Sometimes singing is about more than the music. bit.ly/4hWcRQA
The Choral: Singing for life | ScreenFish
“Life is short. So sing.” Music is an emotive art. It can convey joy, sorrow, grief, patriotism. The act of singing can often bring people—even whole commun ...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Saturday at #AFIFest. The President's Cake. Olmo. The Voice of Hind Rajab. bit.ly/3LySs7G
AFIFest: Day 4 | ScreenFish
The T-shirt for this year’s AFIFest Presented by Canva has a quotation from the Guest Artistic Director Guillermo del Toro, “The love of films heals you.” I ...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Sunday at #AFIFest, including a brief look at my favorite film of the year so far, Train Dreams. bit.ly/4nvPK0a
AFIFest 2025: Day 5 | ScreenFish
My choices for today’s films were all Special Screenings, featuring films that will be coming out in the coming months.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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What I saw Thursday at #AFIFest. The Eyes of Ghana. Orphan. Rental Family. bit.ly/3JrdNiN
AFIFest 2025: Day 2 | ScreenFish
“Welcome, film lovers. You’re in good company.” These words come up on the screen before every screening at AFIFest presented by Canva. That is not just a w ...
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October 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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What I saw Friday at #AFIFest. Below the Clouds. The King of Color. The Plague. bit.ly/47kFxgZ
AFIFest 2025: Day 3 | ScreenFish
Welcome back to Hollywood and AFIFest Presented by Canva. Today I encountered the first film that didn’t really work for me. For some reason this is a day t ...
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October 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Wednesday at #AFIFest. 1001 Frames. Silent Rebellion. Father Mother Sister Brother. bit.ly/3L5We8y
AFIFest 2025: Opening Day | ScreenFish
Time again for AFIFest Presented by Canva—five days of some of the best films of the year. This is AFIFEst’s 39th year. There are over 160 films, representi ...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A man trying hard not to be depressed. bit.ly/43tUHiM
Blue Moon: Exuberent sorrow | ScreenFish
Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon is a study in contradiction. From the title card that opens the films with two contrasting comments about Lorenz Hart, it push ...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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She's certainly not innocent, but can we pronounce her guilty? bit.ly/3VR69RE
Stella: A Life - Can we judge? | ScreenFish
Most stories we see about the Holocaust focus on the noble actions or withstanding of suffering in the midst of such a dark evil. Stella: A Life, from direc ...
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October 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Hamilton and the stress of a working mother. bit.ly/3KMVMf2
Satisfied: The life of a working mother | ScreenFish
For fans of Hamilton, this film gives a chance to remember the extraordinary event that it was. Renée is part of the development at a very early stage, and ...
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September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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3 generations coming of age bit.ly/4gHT7iI
The Summer Book: Hoping for new life | ScreenFish
“Life is long.” For a young girl and her family, a summer at their island summer cabin is filled with many things: boredom, excitement, discovery, loss, the ...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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My review. now on VOD
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Death of a Ladies' Man - Dying to the lyrics of Leonard Cohen | ScreenFish
“Who am I and who are the ghosts?” Philosophers often note that our mortality brings insight into our understanding of life. For example, Samuel Johnson not ...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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My review of The Ugly: kind of a Korean podcast-ish mystery
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The Ugly: Digging up the truth | ScreenFish
“If a bad person pretends to be a good person, does that make them bad? Or good?” The Ugly, written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho based on his graphic novel, ...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Reviewing a saint. bit.ly/4gk2uoC
Triumph of the Heart: A martyr's story | ScreenFish
“Into death and beyond it.” There are many times that I will think of a film derisively as hagiography (life of a saint). I say derisively, because it seems ...
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September 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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My review of Pools.
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Pools: Sinking in grief | ScreenFish
On the surface, Pools, written and directed by Sam Hayes, is about escaping the heat into the cool blue water. There are currents at work below the surface ...
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August 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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some quick looks at Jewish life from #Hollyshorts. #Mashhad, #Babka, #WeShouldEat.
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HollyShorts Film Festival: Slices of Jewish life | ScreenFish
Among the hundreds of films at the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, there were several that involved religious perspectives. I’d like to share a ...
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August 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Some based on real life shorts from #HollyShorts. #PaperRockScissors, #OneofThem, @Largo, #JamesHyde, #TheKidInYou.
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HollyShorts Film Festival: Based in real life | ScreenFish
Real life is often fodder for filmmaking. Films that are “based (or inspired) by true events” are not uncommon. That is true for shorts as well. Here are a ...
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August 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Making (or not) connections. #ThePaintingAndTheStatue, #TheSecondTimeAround. #Freyr, #MyFavoriteMurderer, #MaxDistance, #ItsNotYouItsTheAliens
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HollyShorts Film Festival: Making (and missing) connections | ScreenFish
Lots of stories involve finding an important connection—or failing to find one. It’s the basis of romcoms, but also of more serious romances. Here are a few ...
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August 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Looking for magical realism or horror. From #HollyShorts: #ThePearlComb, #TheQuintasGhost, #Moving, #ABearRemembers, #Eeohtoh
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HollyShorts Film Festival: Spookiness | ScreenFish
Horror and magical realism aren’t really my favorite genres, but when they are in smaller doses I can be enticed to watch a few. Here are some that are part ...
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August 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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#HollyShorts films on aging. #AFriendOfDorothy, #Gloria, #BeatrixIsInvisible, #LindaLinda, #ItsOurBall.
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HollyShorts Film Festival: Getting older | ScreenFish
Since I fit in the demographic, I like to check out the way shorts treat aging and the changes that come with years that have piled up. The “Golden Age” sec ...
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August 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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More docs from #HollyShorts. bit.ly/4fLQcW4
HollyShorts Film Festival - Short docs with weight | ScreenFish
Documentary shorts have the ability to introduce people to issues and people that we need to know about. They can show us a world in need of healing and com ...
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August 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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A look at some animated shorts at #HollyShorts. #TwoBlackBoysinParadise, #TwoShips, #Hurikan,#HelpMeTom, #OvaryActing, #RetirementPlan.
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HollyShorts Film Festival: Some interesting animation | ScreenFish
Here are some of my favorites (so far) of the animated films at HollyShorts Film Festival. Animated films at festival range in style and theme, yet they are ...
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August 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Some short docs from the lighter side of life at #HollyShort. #TheSnip, #OutThere, #AmalHope, #LivestreamsWithGrandmaPuzzle. bit.ly/4fKlY5O
HollyShorts Film Festival: Docs from the light side | ScreenFish
Some documentaries call us to pay attention to important issues. Others show us the lighter side of life—finding happiness or just something a bit entertain ...
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August 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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My first report from this year's HollyShorts Film Fesitval. #Snipped. #MayIPutYouOnHold? #Unholy. #OneDayThisKid. bit.ly/4fsyuqa
HollyShorts Film Festival - Quick looks at the spiritual side | ScreenFish
The HollyShorts Film Festival is underway with 427 films from around the world. Shorts are not second class films. They remind me of Edgar Allen Poe’s rules ...
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August 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Story of a broken family.
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The Sparrow in the Chimney: Broken family dynamics | ScreenFish
The Sparrow in the Chimney, from Ramon Zürcher, is a dark family story filled with brokenness and unspoken trauma. Yet, the title (and an early scene which ...
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August 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM