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Reviewed by Steve Leonard In the documentary “My Father’s Brothers,” director Shawn Kelley attends a reunion of the 173rd Airborne to talk with his father and his father’s comrades regarding their experiences as soldiers in the Vietnam War.  The film takes the form of a series of talking head interviews with the old soldiers, whose …

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Reviewed by Steve Leonard             Documentary film “Fish & Men” explores the struggles of fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts as they fight to survive dwindling fish populations, tightening federal regulations, and increasingly powerful competition from larger corporations.  The filmmakers interview independent fishermen, government regulators, chefs, writers, and activists in a thorough, urgent depiction of the economic, …

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Reviewed by Steve Leonard “Miranda Veil” depicts the morbid road trip of a would-be murderer and a young woman with a mysterious supernatural ability.  Through a series of surreal vignettes, the two uneasy companions encounter cryptic strangers and wrestle with their own personal demons as they make their way through the California desert.   The film …

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Coronado Island Film Festival Announces Top New Festival Award In the midst of a year that will surely be remembered as one like no other, Coronado  Island Film Festival is pleased to add a significant new award to this year’s festival  lineup: The Leonard Maltin Tribute Award, the first of which will be presented by …

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