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...
‘Rising Tide’ – Miami Art documentary airing on Public Television tonight
The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach is only a few days away. I remember when the International art Fair from Basel, Switzerland first debuted...
Film review: ‘A Late Quartet’ offers intimate look at musicians and...
I love musicians. Many of my friends are musicians. I was once a student of music, and I have spent a couple of decades...
Film review: An appreciation of the minimalist beauty of ‘Las Acacias’
Sometimes a drama need not divert into histrionics to be moving. Las Acacias has a sublime quality that quietly charms with the most minimal of...
Documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki on his master class in failed drug...
Tuesday's election was not only a big deal for the president. It was also a big day for taking a step away from the...
‘Flight’ compromises redemption with sex and hilarity
I need to chime in on Flight, as it's bound to do well in theaters over this weekend and follows lots of hype by many...
Cult director Paul Morrissey on Udo Kier and Joe Dallesandro and...
Pieced out over two separate nights, Paul Morrissey’s cult masterpieces Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood For Dracula, will play on the big screen at...
Interview with director of ‘Beauty is Embarassing’ – Wayne White documentary
I just finished writing a piece about the new documentary on the artist Wayne White, Beauty is Embarrassing. I spoke to the film's director...
Film review: ‘Breathing’ or death and the 18-year-old orphan
Get intimate with death and realize life. This is the simple but profound notion that fuels the quiet drama of Atmen (Breathing). In the...
Film Review: ‘Looper’ smartens up sci-fi tropes to riveting effect
Time travel and dystopia: two key tropes of the science-fiction genre. With Looper, director and sole screenwriter Rian Johnson has breathed a fresh verve...