Timbuktu presents a humanizing portrait of life under jihadist oppression —...
From the country of Mauritania comes Timbuktu, one of the most heart-breaking and humanistic films you will see this year. Do not be turned...
Lion explores vastness of Earth, depth of human ties — a...
One thing becomes immediately clear when watching the well textured and low key Lion on the big screen: director Garth Davis, best known for directing...
What They Had balances humor and heartache tied to aging
The Alzheimer’s sub-genre of drama has produced some strong cinema in recent years, but they are few and far between. The strongest ones have...
Morgan: a schlocky movie unaware of its own schlockiness — a...
With his directorial debut, Morgan, Luke Scott -- son of Ridley Scott -- can't seem to see past his own ego to acknowledge inherit flaws in the script by...
Weezer Cruise over, back to reality – a recap (Day 2...
As I noted yesterday, during the first day the Weezer Cruise, I left my camera for the most part in the cabin to enjoy the...
Weezer Cruise over, back to reality – a recap (Day 1...
I feel as though I have plummeted back to a gray planet earth after finding a portal to a land of rainbows and unicorns....
Let the Sunshine In illustrates the importance of self-love in loving...
"Desire is a relation to being to lack. The lack is the lack of being properly speaking. It is not the lack of this...
Deerhoof vs. Evil: a Technicolor listening experience on pink vinyl
The new Deerhoof album, Deerhoof vs. Evil, does not come out until next week (Jan. 25), but I feel I need to let everyone...
Film Review: blinding panache of ‘Stoker’ distracts from flawed but inventive...
Chan-wook Park, the much-loved director of the Vengeance Trilogy arrives to America with Stoker, his English-language debut that allows him to explore his stylish...
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...