Jodorowsky heals psychic wounds with fabulist recreation of childhood in ‘Dance...
Although cinema is filled with singular voices, few have the distinct style emblematic of the auteur. Alejandro Jodorowsky is one such director. After a...
'Heli' director Amat Escalante talks about making waves in indie film...
In an exclusive interview with Independent Ethos, Amat Escalante, best known for receiving the 2013 Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for...
'Heli' depicts human costs of drug-related violence with raw horror
Set in Guanajuato, Mexico, Heli tells the story of the crude life the city's residents endure while dealing with the ongoing militarization of the “war on...
'Young & Beautiful' explores women's sexuality with a nuanced touch
Of all the filmmakers across the globe, the French always seem to deliver the deepest ruminations on human relationships through intimate corporeal exchanges. One...
'X-Men: Days of Future Past:' an Independent Ethos take on a...
With X-Men: Days of Future Past, Bryan Singer returns to directing the characters he first successfully brought to the big screen more than 10 years...
‘Under the Skin’ proves sci-fi is a genre best served obtusely
Ten years after Birth either impressed or upset audiences, uncompromising filmmaker Jonathan Glazer blasts back into movie theaters with one of the strangest science fiction...
Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ presents complex, enthralling portrait of...
Only Lovers Left Alive, the long-awaited vampire drama by Jim Jarmusch, has to be one of the better date movies I've seen in a...
Film Review: 'Finding Vivian Maier' presents interesting portrait of reclusive woman...
Though it celebrates a creative person yearning to express herself above monetary gain and fame, there’s something disconcerting about the new documentary Finding...
John Turturro on career achievement awards, shooting in 35mm and maturing...
During the Miami International Film Festival, I had an opportunity to sit down with actor/director John Turturro. I was told I had 12 minutes to discuss his new...
Film Review: 'Jodorowsky's Dune' celebrates the creativity necessary to do justice...
To many, the new documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune will feel like a nice consolation for the fact that cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky never finished his...