Author: Allison Loring

Editor’s Note: Allison’s review of The Lifeguard originally ran during this week’s Sundance Film Festival, but we’re re-posting it now as the film opens in…

Editor’s note: Allison’s review of Short Term 12 originally ran during this year’s LAFF, but we’re re-posting it now as the film opens in limited…

A foster care facility filled with various at-risk teens may sound like an intimidating place, and it certainly can be, but the realistic and sensitive…

Editor’s note: Allison’s review originally ran during this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but we’re re-running it as the film opens in limited theatrical release this weekend.…

Elysium features some impressive technology that not only includes improved health care (who doesn’t want to lay down in one of those “fix everything” beds?),…

Remember the days when movie trailers simply teased what might happen in a film? Trailers have been getting longer and longer lately and this increase…

Editor’s note: Allison’s review of In a World originally ran during this year’s LAFF, but we’re re-posting it now as the film opens in limited…

‘The Spectacular Now’ Review: Honest Performances and Serious Subject Matter Elevated Beyond Standard High School Fare Editor’s note: Allison’s review of The Spectacular Now originally ran…

The 1990s were a very distinct decade in music – Seattle became the birth place of grunge, putting on a memorable live performance became just…