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IDA RED – Review by Brandy McDonnell

November 4, 2021November 9, 2021 Brandy McDonnell Frank Grillo, Ida Red, John Swab, josh hartnett, melissa leo

John Swab’s vision is getting clearer. With strong performances, solid pacing and intriguing cinematic choices, the Oklahoma filmmaker’s gritty new thriller “Ida Red” proves the evident progress Swab has been making in practicing his craft.

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RUN WITH THE HUNTED – Review by Brandy McDonnell

July 6, 2020July 9, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments John Swab, Michael Pitt, Ron Perlman, Run with the Hunted

Filmmaker John Swab clearly has literary aspirations for the film, with references to J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath and S.E. Hinton’s Rumble Fish, and the writer-director has some interesting ideas about childhood innocence, trauma and struggles to understand the adult world.