Film Review: well-acted ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ offers mixed dramatic bag
Though his new film follows some colorful characters, as can be expected by David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook marks a notable downshift for the director. His career...
Zero Motivation: An insightful look at gendered institution — A film...
While many Israeli film exports are straightforward or dramatic movies, Zero Motivation offers a breath of fresh air with a funny yet critical look at...
Filmmaker Vincent Moon talks about the influence of music and rootlessness...
Filmmaker Vincent Moon is a man without a home, and as a rootless traveler, he has shot brief but transcendent films that capture the essence...
Film Review: ‘Holy Motors’ pays tribute to cinema while exploring its...
How appropriate that I had dreamt of seeing Holy Motors before I even saw it. I rarely ever dream of movies. Movies are dreams...
Film Review: 'Liv & Ingmar' reflects on one of cinema's most...
For lovers of foreign art house film, the collaboration between Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann stands as one of the...
Best indie films of 2019 on Jolt Radio podcast, episode 13
Regular readers of this blog probably know what my top movie of 2019 is, so no use playing coy. Still, I tried using an...
50 years after the Civil Rights Act, Selma remains a timely...
It is not easy to film a historic moment that some viewers will remember, such as a critical juncture wherein the Civil Rights Movement...
Legendary director David Cronenberg on ‘the flesh’ and the ‘deforming’ properties...
As noted in my recent review of Maps to the Stars and in an article “Miami New Times” published a few days ago (read it...
Winter Sleep explores perceptions with potent, subtle range of character development
Let's be honest about Winter Sleep, the latest film from Turkey’s premier director/writer Nuri Bilge Ceylan, there is a lot of talking. However, this modern...
Nico, 1988 an end-of-life drama of washed up rock star
There’s never been anything upbeat about dramas featuring protagonists addicted to heroin. The sad place where musician/model/actress Nico (born Christa Päffgen in Cologne, Germany)...