‘La Rafle’ resonates in the details of the ’roundup’ of Jews...
If there is a moment in history that does not need overwrought drama, sentimentality and heavy-handedness it is the roundup of Jews to Hitler’s...
Clouds of Sils Maria examines the layers of celebrity identity with...
Not since Ingmar Bergman’s Persona, has a movie unpacked identities in flux as profoundly as Clouds of Sils Maria. Whereas Bergman concerned himself with...
Sieranevada encapsulates Romanian society via claustrophobic family drama — a film...
In his latest exploration of Romanian society, writer-director Cristi Puiu offers an intimate examination at a family and its internal dysfunctions. The dynamics in Sieranevada serve...
Godard Mon Amour depicts France’s most serious director with biting humor
According to New York Times film critic A.O. Scott, fans of Jean-Luc Godard will hate-watch the new movie Godard Mon Amour by French director...
Reissue of the year: Station to Station (plus exclusive edit for...
As promised, here's a note recognizing the reissue of 2010: EMI's Deluxe vinyl/DVD/CD set of David Bowie's 1976 album Station to Station. Of course,...
The Untamed confronts primal desires through sci-fi/horror tentacle sex fable —...
Despite its surreal science-fiction horror sensibilities, there’s no denying what Mexican director Amat Escalante and co-screenwriter Gibrán Portela have brewed up with The Untamed...
Live review: PiL at Grand Central, Miami, Oct. 5, 2012
I've seen the unglamorous aging of punk rock and--- wouldn't you know it--- John Lydon, once known as Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, is...
Film Review: the insignificance of trauma in the land of ‘The...
My one complaint about The Loneliest Planet: it might seem rather long for its minimalist plot. Beyond that, the dramatic turning point key to...
‘Under the Skin’ proves sci-fi is a genre best served obtusely
Ten years after Birth either impressed or upset audiences, uncompromising filmmaker Jonathan Glazer blasts back into movie theaters with one of the strangest science fiction...
Deepwater Horizon and the fragility of humanity in the face of...
With Deepwater Horizon, director Peter Berg returns to another botched, fatal mission featuring Mark Wahlberg. Whereas Lone Survivor (2014) involved the military and bad communication that ended...