Alex Saveliev, Author at Irish Film Critic

Alex Saveliev

Alex graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a BA in Film & Media Arts and studied journalism at the Northwestern University in Chicago. While there, he got acquainted with the late Roger Ebert, who supported and inspired Alex in his career as a screenwriter and film critic. Alex has produced, written and directed a short zombie film, “Parched,” which is being distributed internationally and he is developing a series for a TV network, and is in pre-production on a major motion picture.

Three elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.

Alex Saveliev

Movie Review: “Meru” Reaches The Summit Of Bold Documentary Filmmaking

Movie Review: “Meru” Reaches The Summit Of Bold Documentary Filmmaking

Movie Review: “Digging For Fire,” Joe Swanberg’s Rumination On Marriage And Mid-Life Crisis, Digs Deep

Movie Review: “That Sugar Film” Fails To Incite A Rush

Movie Review: “Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet” Aims High But Sears Its Dazzling Wings

DVD Review: “Blackbird” Awkwardly Blends Cheesy Musical Numbers, Repressed Homosexuality And Jesus

Movie Review & Interview: “Northmen: A Viking Saga” Falls Short Of Reaching Valhalla

Movie Review: “Frank The Bastard” Meanders Through Genre Tropes While Claiming To Defy Them

Movie Review: “Dark Moon Rising” Marks Another Disaster In Eric Roberts’ Overstuffed Filmography