White God takes the easy route to schlock over allegory– a...
Coupled with several striking film stills taken from the best moments of the movie (just look at the poster), the concept sounds interesting: In some alternate...
My Golden Days explores the distorting filter of time with keen...
“I am not Ulysses. No nostalgia for my country,” says the anthropologist Paul Dédalus (Mathieu Amalric) to a lover in Greece. With a title...
Embrace of the Serpent director talks about casting Amazonian non-actors, cinematic...
Last week, Embrace of the Serpent, a movie that will certainly go down as one of the best films that saw release in the United...
5 recommendations at Miami Film Fest + New indie rock –...
It's been a while since I've been on Jolt Radio with a new episode of "The Independent Ethos Radio Hour." Reviewing movies for Miami...
In Sweet Bean compassion heals all wounds – a film review
Sweet Bean is a deeply moving depiction of true friendship and a lesson on how to appreciate life through the world around us -- including...
Miami International Film Festival hints at Spanish heavy line-up for 2016
It was NOT a complete reveal of what's in store for 2016, but in a press release that came out yesterday, Miami Dade College’s...
Presenting Princess Shaw reveals value of success in music without the...
Presenting Princess Shaw is a sweet yet frank documentary on the aspirations of an amateur YouTube star as she unwittingly is about to go viral. By focusing...
The Workshop captures complexity of ideological tension in France despite cheap...
French director Laurent Cantet hit a career high point with his Palme d’Or winning film The Class. His social consciousness never felt more earthy and entertaining while...
The Assassin tells moving story of humanity beyond martial arts —...
Eight years after his first film outside of either Taiwan or China (the Paris-set The Flight of the Red Balloon), Hou Hsiao-hsien could not have...