Relationships and dreams collide in ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ – a film...
One of the trickier plot devices for films to earn in their narrative are dream sequences. Dreams are easy ploys to lean on to...
Surreal Sorry to Bother You takes no prisoners
Sorry to bother you, but I’ll keep this short and promise to allow for some insight into the socially conscious, surrealist feature debut by...
‘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...
IndieEthos Insiders Tour 3: Toni Erdmann uses humor as lifeblood —...
Below the surface of its brilliantly timed screwball humor, the German Oscar contender Toni Erdmann holds a tender story of staying true to family....
2001: A Space Odyssey 50 years later on 70mm still transcendent
For all the writing I’ve done on the science fiction masterpiece that is Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey (see the...
Best movies of 2018 – first half with Annihilation leading
Here we are at the halfway point of 2018, where I make sure to have to have at the ready a working list of...
Tanna tells traditional story of untraditional people with traditional Hollywood flair...
Australia's entry to for consideration in the foreign language competition from the Academy of Arts and Sciences is a commendable affair. Tanna tells the story about...
As Pink Floyd reissue mania continues, allow me a few words...
Pink Floyd has seen quite a resurgence in interest these past couple of years. Since the blog began, I have referenced them often. There...
‘The Kid With a Bike’ harnesses potency of simple filmmaking
The brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne work in a world of efficient drama. Their cinema is stripped of sentimentality yet still captures intimate moments with...
‘The Imposter’ is one mind-bending documentary
Not many documentaries earn the one-word description of “gripping” as deservedly as the Imposter. The film grabs the viewer’s attention from the start by...