BNFF11 REVIEW: More Than Me [2010]

“Screw you, why wasn’t my kid in the game?” When you hear about a documentary featuring Jim Breuer on his first stand-up tour in six years, you think pot jokes, Goat Boy, and plenty of laughs. The last thing you’d expect is a film that pushes the concert aspect to the background in lieu of a poignant tale of family, love, and compassion. William Philbin’s More Than Me shows how this tour is not a cash grab or attempt to restart a career—Breuer is doing quite well on Sirius Radio—but…

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BNFF11 REVIEW: Webdultery [2011]

“I still love him … it’s just not the same anymore” Can having ‘fun’ with a stranger while in a tough marriage save your family from complete destruction? Charles Wahl’s film Webdultery explores the question from both the male and female perspective—two people who fell in love at 20 and now, with a young son, are unable to stand the other long enough to admit there’s a problem. Screened at the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, the drama starts with some levity, disarming the audience into a state of open-mindedness as…

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