Relationships and dreams collide in ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ – a film...
One of the trickier plot devices for films to earn in their narrative are dream sequences. Dreams are easy ploys to lean on to...
Help fund release of rare WW II footage by Sam Fuller
This year would have marked Samuel Fuller's 100th birthday. Often refered to as a "maverick" filmmaker, Fuller earned the reference as one of those...
Bruno Dumont’s ode to the land ‘Outside Satan’ – a film...
A man's rough fist lightly raps on a door in the dawn's light. The wood door appears charcoal black and the wall framing it...
‘Cosmopolis’ offers indictment of capitalism through an accomplice’s eyes – a...
With Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg, that one-of-a-kind director who delights in exploring the darkest twists and turns of cinematic language in order to illuminate our shadowiest corners,...
‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’ compromises female perspective for usual tropes
Last year, Bridesmaids received much hype for featuring women doing funny things in a script written by a woman. Though directed by a man (Paul...
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (to express himself) – a film review
Art is at its most vital when it is harnessed to call attention to an injustice ... and maybe overthrow an oppressive government. Art...
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...
‘Margaret’ offers brilliant riff on human connection; see rare director’s cut...
It’s been almost six years since Kenneth Lonergan was supposed to complete his final cut of his follow-up to his highly acclaimed 2000 debut...
‘Oslo, August 31st:’ a film about those small wasted opportunities of...
At first, Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31st might feel like an indulgent, meandering film filled with chatty people who cannot stop saying the obvious or...
‘The Dark Knight Rises:’ an Independent Ethos take on another Hollywood...
You have to admire Christopher Nolan. Count him among those few Hollywood directors alluded to in an earlier post who can prop up a...