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Susan Kandell

A native of the Bronx, Susan has lived in Dallas for over thirty years, but maintains her New York accent and is still a Yankee fan. In print, she is the film critic for the TJPost and contributes to IrishFilmCritic.com, SeligFilmNews.com, and BigFanBoy.com.

Susan is the co-founder and is currently the program director of the 3 Stars Cinema Film Series. In 1999 she co-founded 2Chicas Productions, which produced the award-winning documentary, ¡Salsa Caliente!. It has been screened in film festivals all over the country and was featured on WNET/13, the NY PBS affiliate TV station, with an introduction by Chita Rivera.

Susan was featured on page one of the Wall Street Journal, but thankfully not in handcuffs like Bernie Madoff.

She is currently the secretary of the North Texas Film Critics Association even though her penmanship is terrible.

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Movie Review: “You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah”

Susan KandellUpdated on August 30, 2023August 29, 2023

It follows Stacey Friedman as she prepares for her Bat Mitzvah, but her plans comedically unravel and threaten to ruin the event.

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Movie Review: “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song”

Susan KandellUpdated on August 3, 2022July 19, 2022

  This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.

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Movie Review: “I Am Here” Elevates Lessons From A Holocaust Survivor

Susan KandellMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022

  Ella is not your average 98-year-old. Her magnetic personality makes her past even more surprising. Follow this spirited South African Holocaust survivor as she reveals her astonishing life journey and unwavering appreciation of life.

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“The Tobacconist” Movie Review: Watching Freud From Your Couch

Susan KandellJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

  Based on the international bestseller by Robert Seethaler. A tender, heart-breaking story about one young man and his friendship with Sigmund Freud during the Nazi occupation of Vienna.

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Movie Review: “Shooting Heroin”: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid

Susan KandellApril 6, 2020April 6, 2020

  A small-town community comes together to eradicate the heroin epidemic from its midst by whatever means necessary.

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Movie Review & Interview: A Man Of Silence Speaks Volumes In His Actions In “Resistance”

Susan KandellMarch 26, 2020March 26, 2020

  The story of a group of Jewish Boy Scouts who worked with the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.

4K/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Reviews

Blu-ray Review: “A Hidden Life” Is A Thought-Provoking Film Of Great Beauty

Susan KandellMarch 14, 2020March 14, 2020

  The Austrian Blessed Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.

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Movie Review & Interview: “Saint Frances” Is A Coming-Of-Age Story….at 34?

Susan KandellUpdated on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020

  After an accidental pregnancy-turned-abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year-old she’s charged with protecting.

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Movie Review: “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band”: A Long Road From The Indian Reserve To Rock And Roll History

Susan KandellFebruary 26, 2020February 26, 2020

  A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson’s young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.

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