The Brand New Testament waffles between subversive humor and slapstick —...
For those of us lucky enough to have received our primary education in the highly esteemed institutions run by Christian educators, God may have...
What They Had balances humor and heartache tied to aging
The Alzheimer’s sub-genre of drama has produced some strong cinema in recent years, but they are few and far between. The strongest ones have...
22 July offers even-tempered depiction of horrific 2011 Norway attack
The films of British writer-director Paul Greengrass exist in two realms: the fantasy of the Jason Bourne films and the reality of true-life horrors...
Film Review: ‘This Is Not a Film’ highlights Iranian filmmaker’s talents...
It’s a marvel what one learns about filmmaking while watching the anti-film This is Not a Film. In 2010, acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi was...
The Strongest Man director Kenny Riches talks Sundance and scary Miami...
Miami has a bit of a local hero in the indie film world. Kenny Riches wrote, produced and directed The Strongest Man, a film he...
Logan Lucky gives us earthy characters to cheer for in sympathetic...
As spoilerific as movie trailers try to be in the current of age of film promotion, they don’t always capture the mood or nuance...
Director/M.D. Ryan McGarry talks about his visceral documentary 'Code Black'
A doctor made a movie, and it’s a powerful one. Indiewire calls Code Black one of the "Best Documentaries of 2014 So Far" (see...
An antidote for Oscar hype: My 20 favorite films of 2011...
Continuing on from part 1 of yesterday's post, here are the upper 10 of my 20 favorite films of last year that will most...
Iranian alt-rock: the real notion of indie music
Promo shot of Take It Easy
Hospital as seen in the movie.
The movie No One Knows About Persian Cats adds a whole other dimension to...
Lessons in decadence for 2 distinct Queens of Versailles
Two movies about two different queens of two different Versailles hit local indie art houses today. Though one focuses on the most famous queen...