How Stanley Kubrick broke the rules of Classical Hollywood cinema and...
From the Internet to followers in my hometown Miami, I have long been asked to share my MA thesis that capped off my studies...
Little Men and the heartbreaking inevitable — a film review
Get ready, one of the most heart-rending movies of 2016 may be Little Men. It's one of those films that will hit you like...
‘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...
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...
‘Bullhead’ looks for heart in one grim bruiser of a man
I caught Bullhead (Rundskop) at a preview screening ahead of its loss to A Separation at the Oscars® last weekend. I can see how...
The best movies of 2014, according to Hans Morgenstern — Part...
It's the end of the year, and once again here is a list of the best films I caught this year. As opposed to...
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...
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl reduces friendship and death...
Since its buzzy debut back in January at Sundance, I am sure the issue has come up a billion times: Me and Earl and...
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...
The Handmaiden is a gorgeously lavish depiction of female sensuality –...
The Handmaiden is a wild ride through sensual images that at times feel excessive, but so it is with Korean director Park Chan-wook, who...