Rum Diary’s plodding action slows down exciting prose
Any interest in a film based on the writings of late Hunter S. Thompson comes weighted by the unfilmable sense of the narrative Thompson...
‘Mozart’s Sister’ reveals the futility of girl power in 18th century...
A sumptuous period movie, Mozart's Sister, offers a bleak and intimate look at Mozart in his early years as a child prodigy while his...
‘Aurora’ offers banal glimpse into psychopath’s killing routine
Eastern Europe and its sensibilities for the grim and gloomy will make another one-night only appearance in South Florida, thanks to the Miami Beach...
‘Mysteries of Lisbon’ peels away layers of story to reveal infinity
Mysteries of Lisbon offers a cinematic statement like no other film the 21st century has offered. The theatrical release is actually an abbreviated version...
Harrowing Afghanistan war doc. ‘Armadillo’ comes to video
Last week, Kino on Video announced the release of the Danish war documentary Armadillo (Support the Independent Ethos, purchase on Amazon) in the US....
‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’: the last of the great...
Though it was David Bowie's first starring role in a feature film, Nicolas Roeg's 1976 movie the Man Who Fell to Earth is far...
Gabriel Pulido brings soundtrack craft to the early films of Luis...
Beached Miami just published another post I wrote for them. It is focused on what Miami Beach-based composer Gabriel Pulido plans to bring as...
‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ brings back creepy childhood memories
Today marks the opening day of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. As a childhood fan of scary movies, particularly of the mysterious unexplained...
‘The Names of Love’ sacrifices theme for quirk
The Names of Love (Le nom des gens) is a film so obsessed with being cutesy it drowns out its message in an overreaching...
Sigur Ros tease ‘Inni’ via email, watch full videos here!
Those on the Sigur Ros mailing list got a surprise video clip in their in-boxes yesterday from the preeminent rock band of Iceland. Lead...