Byron Bixler
15 articles written by Byron Bixler
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Off the Rails (Hot Docs Review)
A serial impersonator of subway workers is documented in this compelling portrait of institutional neglect.
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KONELĪNE: our land beautiful (Hot Docs Review)
A lyrical ode to a First Nations tribe and the land they call home.
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Pandemic
Aside from a neat visual gimmick, 'Pandemic' is a dull, schlocky affair.
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The Nightingale
Even with low stakes, the execution in filmmaker Philippe Muyl's 'The Nightingale' is bland and conventional.
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EUFF 2015: The Sinking of Sozopol
Memory and depression effectively intermingle in this story of a man, ten bottles of vodka and a town slowly drowning.
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TIFF 2015: Horizon
A documentary about a landscape painter that will only satisfy art enthusiasts.
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We Come as Friends
A raw glimpse into South Sudan that lacks conciseness, but mostly works due to its elemental, figurative approach.
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The Kindergarten Teacher
A child prodigy and his obsessive teacher make for a hauntingly evocative but ambiguous tale.
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Call Me Lucky
Humor and poignancy collide in this surprisingly moving doc about the best comedian you’ve never heard of.
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Frank the Bastard
A psychological thriller about a woman confronting her dark past is riddled with superficial characterizations and inconsistencies.
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Elimination Game
Dominic Purcell sleeps through this lazy and incoherent remake of an exploitation cult classic.
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The Little Death
A ribald Aussie anthology that proves to be mildly amusing and frustratingly sloppy.
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I Dream Too Much
Poor direction and a hollow script tarnish this well-meaning coming-of-age dramedy.
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Set Fire to the Stars
A semi-biographical drama featuring Dylan Thomas struggles to find its own narrative poetry.
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Spartacus and Cassandra
Spartacus and Cassandra is a highly empathetic documentary that finds subtle power in story of Roma immigrant siblings searching for a better tomorrow.