edward-bukowski Reviews

Chloe (2022)

Great series from beginning to end 👏

[10/10 · 28 June 2022]

Great series from beginning to end 👏

A mystery that actually stays suspenseful and keeps the viewer guessing. The best thing about it is it isn't overrun with bloody, sick violence, as so many mysteries can be. There are good production values, interesting settings, and a nicely diverse, talented cast. It stays visually interesting with pretty architecture, nice outdoor shots, quirky fashions, and intricate, artistic touches throughout.

Ir's worth watching for some escapist distraction, if you don't mind some psychological tension. I took off one star because it is a bit slow-paced at parts, and, the background instrumental music is doing a bit too much work to signal suspense. The pop songs are well incorporated, but the "scary" music" in many scenes is somewhat heavy-handed and trite. Overall, I'd like more from his creative team; the series is well-written and well-executed.

Flack (2019–2021)

predictable

[1/10 · 22 January 2021]

Ray donovan rip off with lipstick, I really tried to watch the season, it is too predictable and cliche, I know real strong pr women in hollywood and this is degrading to them too. if I could have given less than one star I would, it's not the acting, Anna paquin is flawless, the cast is great, the writing is boring..... HARD PASS

The Hunt (II) (2020)

entertaining thrill kill joy ride

[10/10 · 15 March 2020]

The Hunt is an entertaining thrill kill joy ride if you like action thriller films with diverse characters going ballistic with any weapon available, from composition to conflict, climax and denouement this film is a roller-coaster ride, the dramatic structure, (Exposition) is conveyed and executed, (pun intended) flawlessly. The concept behind the film is ingenious as well, it proposes what if a group of elitist radical members of one political group decided to kidnap and then hunt members of the diametrically opposite political group? The hunt is an action packed thriller overflowing with surreal acts of violence, topped off with layers of sarcasm, dark humor, political satire and a splash of cliché dialogue that is entertaining and well placed. A group text at the beginning of the film reveals that The "deplorables" as the hunted are referred to as, are Trump's underclass, The term "Basket of deplorables" from Hillary Clinton's reference to Trump supporters in her September 9, 2016 presidential election campaign fundraising event where Hillary Clinton deemed half of trumps supporters to be a "Basket of deplorables" I state this to say that this film takes a stab at everybody, (pun intended) equally. It's a mix of Surviving the Game (1994) The Hunger Games, Battle Royale (2000) nihilism, a little of The Most Dangerous Game (1932) and The Cabin in the Woods (2011), basically a group of twelve disparate souls deemed to be deplorable by a group of elitists wake up in the middle of what is seemingly nowhere, ostensibly Arkansas, or not, and are picked off, one by one, by unseen assailants. The tables are turned by Betty Gilpin's character Crystal whom can only be compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch in the film Predator (1987) as she too is an ass kicking and don't care to take names fully automatic human weapon of destruction, she is the one "deplorable" the hunters did not count on being so adept at not only fighting back but taking the fight to them. It's basically a satire skewering folks on both sides of the political divide so it has a little something for everybody to laugh about, don't take it too seriously or let it offend you after all it's meant to be entertainment...

Asking for a Friend (2019)

fantastic film, great practical effects, technically superb, great story and perfect directing.

[10/10 · 22 January 2020]

Great film. Cinematically beautiful. I watched it with a group of reviewers from my film festival and we all agreed on giving it the highest ratings in our rate/review options on my Filmfreeway festival submissions page, I had recommend it to our other teams of reviewers and our judges, They too agreed it was a flawless film, we all loved it. It is a Great story, The characters are very well portrayed and keep the audience wanting more, The pace was perfect. The dramatic structure, (exposition) was very well executed, from composition to conflict, climax and denouement it kept us entertained, we all loved the end too, brought it full circle and kept us engaged and wanting more! Technically everything was spot on, the Directing is top notch, great audio, score, visuals, amazing practical effects and editing too, we screened it at prime time to a full house at Regal Cinemas at LA LIVE Saturday night November 9th, 2019 in our 300 seat theater, the same theater that has premieres of top Hollywood films, with full surround sound, this film was amazing on the big screen, This film is a very strong proof of concept for a feature length version, This 25 minute film could be the opening act for the feature as the story is very cleverly written for this to be developed into a feature length film, It won many awards and all the attendees agreed this filmmaker will be one to watch in the future. we hope to see this filmmaker come back to us at my film festival with the feature length version of this later..

LA Live Film Festival 2019 at Regal Cinemas at LA LIVE Winner Best Horror Film Kelsey Bollig Victoria Lacoste Tienlyn Jacobson Best Dark Comedy Kelsey Bollig Victoria Lacoste Tienlyn Jacobson Best Female Filmmakers Kelsey Bollig Victoria Lacoste Tienlyn Jacobson

The Karma of Happiness (2015)

An Uplifting Dramedy the World Needs to See!

[10/10 · 3 July 2018]

Myself, reviewers, and judges at Film Fest LA/LA Live Film Fest 2017 at LA Live Regal LA Live we were so proud to showcase the many films of multi-talented actress, producer, writer, filmmaker Summer Moore, which included The Karma of Happiness, As in Kevin, and The Warning. People raved about The Karma of Happiness asking for a feature film to be made! It was 300 seat theater. Unforgettable Red Carpet with celebrities in attendance, Getty Images, and Huffington Post! We can't wait to see it made into a feature for the world to see!

As in Kevin (2016)

Outstanding Comedy Short Should be Made into a TV Series

[10/10 · 3 July 2018]

Myself, reviewers, and judges at Film Fest LA/LA Live Film Fest 2017 at LA Live Regal LA Live we were so proud to showcase the many films of multi-talented actress, producer, writer, filmmaker Summer Moore, which included The Karma of Happiness, As in Kevin, and The Warning. People loved As in Kevin so much that we held and encore presentation later that evening. We can't wait to see this made into a hit TV series! It was 300 seat theater. Unforgettable Red Carpet with celebrities in attendance, Getty Images, and Huffington Post!

The Pineville Heist (2016)

Fantastic Film!

[10/10 · 1 March 2017]

I review film submissions for many film festivals, so it was a welcome surprise when I had seen this as a submission to the 2017 FILMCHELLA film festival on February 27th, I am only one of a couple dozen reviewers for that festival, but I strongly recommend it as an official selection, This is an epic film, from the opening shot, a beautiful aerial view of the forest, to the eerie shots accentuated by the low key lighting and use of hard shadows in the school, the cinematography looks fantastic, like it was shot with the same cameras used in big budget films, it is a very well written story, the principal, the sheriff and the school teacher were it's strongest actors, overall the school teacher is the best actor in the film, she is perfect, the principle is obviously a Hollywood character actor, and he's good at it' the sheriff was portrayed perfectly, the actor playing that role could easily be a real sheriff or football and baseball coach as he is the perfect role model type personality, this is definitely a coming of age film as well as a thriller, it has moments that captivated the audience and kept them at the edge of their seats, for a relatively low budget film, on Hollywood terms anything produced for under a million dollars is low budget, it looks and sounds like a bigger budget film, it has a few small errors in the audio, slight ADR discrepancies, and a few slight Visual Effects errors, not enough for the general public to criticize, but prevalent enough for distributors to take notice, the score is good, the acting is good, the characters work well together, it's believable, overall I loved this film, it kept me excited and intrigued, and engaged in the story, at the end it didn't feel like 80 minutes, which is great, the pace kept going, I would watch it again..

Laura (2015– )

Award winning web series

[10/10 · 11 February 2017]

I viewed this Web Series as a submission to one of the film festivals I own last year and was immediately overcome with laughter, excitement and joy, this show has it all, and when my reviewers screened it and turned in their ballots for it to be selected as an official selection it was a unanimous decision, this has to be seen on the big screen and be entered into the film playoff's as well, it screened and won, and went on to win at many other festivals as well.

This Award winning Web series is Witty, Character Driven, funny, and very cleverly written, Laura Linda Bradley and her amazing cast work together seamlessly, they have an on screen relationship that is similar to great episodic TV shows like friends, Arrested Development, Modern Family,The Office,How I Met Your Mother, Community and Sex and the City, this series is full of surprises, and has won many awards at film festivals in Los Angeles California too, for best web series, best director, best writer, best actress Laura Linda Bradley and best supporting actress Corissa Pacillas Smith, this series has something for everybody, it's enlightening, entertaining, irreverent, flagrant, and an all around fun to watch sketch comedy style that engages you with characters that everyone can identify with.

Closure (III) (2015)

great film, fantastic story of redemption.

[10/10 · 21 May 2016]

This film is fantastic, I had seen it's premiere on the big screen at the Big House Los Angeles Entertainment Festival on November first of 2015 at L.A.LIVE Regal Cinemas in Downtown Los Angeles, at the premiere it played to a full house, the audience was overwhelmed by the films story, it was amazing, two weeks later at the end of the festival Closure was placed in the film festival's indie film playoff challenge against another blockbuster Christian feature film called Leaves of the tree, both were great films, I too agree with the festival authority reviewers and the audience participation votes that chose CLOSURE as the top winning feature film at the Big Cross Christian Film Festival, Closure is an amazing story, conveyed through superb acting, and great directing. this film is cinematically beautiful, the first time I had seen the trailer for the film it was a submission to the festival, as the Festival Authority review Director I immediately recommended Closure for further review by the other members of Festival authority, it was received with great reviews by everyone, and given an official selection laurel immediately, the film played to a full house again as it was granted an encore screening, and then again in the indie film playoff, where the audience chose it as the top winning film garnering it the Best Picture award for the Big Cross Christian film festival, this film is a must see for anyone whom has struggled with the loss of loved one's and is seeking refuge in others who have overcome it through redemption, as the synopsis states this is a story that is relevant to many suffering today in Iran due to oppression.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

fantastic film

[10/10 · 9 April 2016]

This film was fantastic! whether you are a sci-fi film fanatic or not doesn't matter, this film is for everybody and you will definitely enjoy this film, it has something for everybody in the story and the characters are amazing, the directing was perfect, the cinematography is beautiful, James Gunn is a fantastic filmmaker, this film proves that he has the talent to take on anything big, with a cast of characters that were not household names, and a story that is not as recognizable as the X-MEN, he pulled it off. this movie has everything, the hero, the anti-hero, the beautiful girl, and a rag tag group that prevails against all the odds, this is a must see film, and I can't wait to see the next one...

Imperfect Sky (2015)

great feature film

[10/10 · 26 March 2016]

Imperfect Sky is a fantastic feature film, the story was gripping, the characters were captivating, gritty, and realistic, the shocking truth of addiction is brought to life through the cinematic genius of Director Graham Streeter, the gravity of the lifestyle of the addict whom is actively in his addiction is portrayed perfectly in this film, the main character skyler and his younger brother Abel meet after many years apart, Abel the younger brother is on a path of success as he is on his way to college, when he decides to make an unannounced visit to his estranged older brother Skyler, he quickly see's the ugly consequences of addiction as his older brother has succumb to a lifestyle of hustling to support his habit's'...

I had seen this feature film as a submission to the Big House Los Angeles Entertainment Festival in 2015, I was one of many reviewers for the festival, and after seeing the trailer I knew I had to watch the feature length version, the other reviewers for the festival all agreed that this film was fantastic, Cinematically it was beautiful, the acting was great, the story was outstanding, and it was chosen as an official selection for the festival, after it's screening at the festival at Lalive regal Cinemas the audience wanted more, festival attendee's whom had heard about the film requested an encore screening, and it was granted another screening on a Friday night to a packed theater again, and later on the final night of the film festival through audience participation votes Imperfect Sky was chosen as the Best Picture for it's category. since then it has gone on to win many awards at other festivals.

El Camino (II) (2015)

fantastic film

[10/10 · 26 March 2016]

This is a must see film, the story and the characters are captivating, Miguel's journey through addiction and recovery in this story was portrayed beautifully, the film captures the depth and weight of What it means to experience Methamphetamine addiction and What it means to recover, I watched this film for the first time as it was submitted to the big house Los Angeles big Latino cinema festival, I was one of the reviewers for the festival, and I knew immediately upon finishing the trailer that I had to see the full length version of this film, after watching the full length version of the film I as well as many other reviewers agreed that it should be accepted into the film festival programming, later twenty reviewers had seen the full length version of the film and all of them agreed it would be accepted as an official selection for the 2015 film festival at regal cinemas lalive, when the film was screened at the festival on Thursday November 12th 2015 it was a big hit, the audience participation in the voting process chose El Camino over the feature film 120 Days in the film challenge as the winner for best picture for the big Latino cinema festival 2015.

Fragile Storm (2015)

great plot twists, incredible storyline.

[10/10 · 21 February 2016]

this short film caught me completely by surprise, I was reviewing submissions for the film festival, Big House Los Angeles, and when fragile Storm came in I was drawn to it immediately, I have always been an admirer of Lance Henriksen's work as an actor, the story was mysterious, and very cleverly hinted that something was amiss, it kept me engaged, and when it reveals itself it was definitely worth the wait, the film went on to win awards at the festival, and had a second screening, audiences loved it, and wanted more, it was overwhelming how many people asked it it would be screened again, and everyone, including myself was wondering the same question, when will this fantastic story become a feature film.

Mistakes Were Made (2015– )

Hilarious, Irreverent,flagrant, all around great entertainment.

[10/10 · 21 February 2016]

This web series needs to go into syndication, it is fantastic! Hilarious, Irreverent,flagrant, all around great entertainment. the acting is superb, the directing is stylishly engaging and cinematic, The first time I reviewed this web series as a submission I knew immediately it would be a contender in the indie film playoff. and it was. This Captivating Web Series was a BIG WINNER in 2015 at L.A. Live WINNING in 5 categories at the Woman Up Indie Film Festival at Big House Los Angeles Film Festival 2015, the series was given an encore showing, and many episodes from the series were screened between THE WINNING FEATURE FILMS on franchise night to viewers whom had participated in the voting process to choose the winning films of the entire 15 day film festival, the audiences that voted for the Independent Film Playoff agreed unanimously that Mistakes Were Made was their favorite web series and even chose it over other short films to be A final round selection, and ultimately won the top prizes! BEST WEBISODE – MISTAKES WERE MADE BEST DIRECTOR - Shanna Roberts Salée BEST WRITER - Shanna Roberts Salée BEST ACTRESS - Shanna Roberts Salée BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Christina Kelly. two kudos and a bravo zulu for a job well done...

Constellation 13 Wolves (2015)

winning short film at Big House Entertainment festival 2015

[10/10 · 21 February 2016]

this film was fantastic, the first time i reviewed it was as a submission to the big house la film festival, it was captivating from the opening scene, after all of the reviewers from the festival authority review team had submitted their input, via review forms, we all knew it we not only be an official selection into the festival programming but possibly a winning short film as well, and ht e audiences at the indie film playoff chose it as a contender for the championship playoff's. winner best director - tora kim woman up indie film festival - big house los angels entertainment festival constellation 13 wolves winner best short film woman up indie film festival - big house loss angels entertainment festival constellation 13 wolves constellation 13 wolves was granted an encore screening after it's premiere, audience participation in the indie film playoff chose the film as one of the top short films for the entire 15 day film festival at lalive regal cinemas in 2015

The Runaway (2016)

great film, fantastic cinematography, great directing.

[10/10 · 21 February 2016]

The runaway ran away with eight awards! it's a captivating character driven thrill-ride, A must see film, This film is fantastic, I watched it for the first time as a reviewer for the festival authority at the Big House Los Angeles Entertainment Festival, later I watched it again on the big screen at the festival, the characters were amazing, the festival held an encore screening a week after it's premiere, audience participation in the indie film playoff chose the film as one of the top feature films for the entire 15 day film festival at lalive regal cinemas in 2015. The Runaway won 8 awards at the Big House Los Angeles Entertainment Festival! the film was such a success it was granted an encore screening after it's premiere, the audience participation in the indie film playoffs chose The Runaway as one of the three top feature films for the entire 15 day festival, winning Best Director and Best Screenplay to Nick DeRuve. Best Cinematography to Michael Solidum. Best Ensemble Cast to The Runaway. Best Lead Actor to Richard Hench. Best Supporting Actor to Brandon Elonzae. Best Supporting Actress to Stephanie Danielson. and Best Original Score to Pieter van den Berg!

Harmony (II) (2015)

excellent short film

[10/10 · 24 January 2016]

Harmony is a fantastic short film, the story is amazing, the characters were captivating, I had seen this short film as a submission to my film festival, Bighousela, and immediately knew it was a winner, the festival authority review team at BigHouse Los Angeles agreed unanimously, Harmony would be accepted as a contender for our Independent film playoff, The film had a great reception at regal cinemas at Lalive, the audience's participation was a deciding factor for the films acceptance into the Indie film playoff, and ultimately garnered the film a spot on franchise night at the festival, granting Harmony an encore screening, and many wins for the BigHouse Los Angeles Entertainment Festival's 2015 events at LaLive, Edward Bukowski festival authority co-owner BigHouseLosAngeles Entertainment Festival

Hogtown (2014)

fantastic film

[10/10 · 25 October 2015]

great acting performance by Herman Wilkins,

this film is wonderful, cinematic, creative, 10 out of 10 stars,

I watched this film as it was submission to the big house Los Angeles black film festival, out of over a thousand submissions to the festival Hogtown was hands down the best I had seen, the stylized cinematography, the lighting, editing and amazing performances were captivating.

as a reviewer, one of many from the festival authority for Big House Los Angeles, we all agreed this is an amazing must see film,

Mr Wilkins performance is superb. great film.