My favorite films of the past decade
So Film Comment is collecting reader numbers on what their audience thinks are the best films of the past decade. The deadline is coming...
MGMT grow with Congratulations
MGMT Congratulations vinyl
Like I said in an earlier posting, when MGMT released the preview track “Flash Delirium” for their sophomore effort Congratulations, I had...
Vincent Moon retrospective in Miami — A review
I've been a fan of Vincent Moon since 2010, however, I had never heard about him until last week. Before then, I had spent countless hours...
‘The Master’ harnesses cinema’s power to maximal effect – a film...
Before I get into the aesthetic beauty of the Master, including the film’s music, cinematography, editing, mise-en-scène and—most of all--- the acting, allow me to...
Phoenix offers a potent mystery hidden in plain sight by playing...
A mystery movie doesn’t always need to have its mysteries hidden away, obliging itself to constantly stringing along the audience with questions and twists....
The Wailing can’t overcome storytelling issues to merit two and a...
For the first 30 minutes or so, The Wailing (Goksung), has its charms, but as the film wears on, those moments become more and more...
Wild Tales doesn’t turn the other cheek — A Film Review
Wild Tales, which was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category, is a series of six stories that explores themes...
Film Review: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ may be cartoonish, but it’s...
Featuring an undercurrent of death, the looming menace of fascism and wrapped in a century’s worth of nostalgia, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel stands as...
Kubrick’s ‘Fear and Desire’ finally sees official release
It took many years after his death, but director Stanley Kubrick's disowned debut feature has now finally seen official release. Thanks to restoration work by...
Shugo Tokumaru transcends the indie rock realm with Japanese-rooted pop
Many a Japanese band or musician has crossed over to Western audiences by banking on traditionally western sensibilities (be it as digestible as standard...