The Revenant embodies primal hostilities that motivate men to extremes —...
In the cold winter of early America, a group of trappers and hunters are ambushed by a band of Arikara Indians. The few who survive the...
Reflecting on 2015, Part 2: The best music documentaries
I took in a decent amount of music documentaries in 2015. Most were great. Only one was terrible. And the one that caps this list will probably win...
Reflecting on 2015, Part 1: The worst films
I tend to avoid the rubbish Hollywood produces to sell the popcorn and its over-priced 3D premium upgrades, so you won't find well-known crap like...
The Hateful Eight is just a tiresome exercise in drawing out...
Note: This is a review of the longer, “Roadshow” version of The Hateful Eight.
Quentin Tarantino has finally done it. He’s made a movie that’s...
Love in times of heterosexism — Carol, a film review
In his latest film, director Todd Haynes brings to life a love story between a wealthy housewife and a 20-something department store clerk in...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits nearly all the right notes...
Two years ago, I wrote about the expectations I had for J.J. Abrams taking the helm of the new Star Wars movie (Film Review: ‘Star...
James White uses meticulous performances and precise camerawork to make damaged...
Director/writer Josh Mond's feature debut, James White, stands out in this year’s crop of indie dramas because of two incredibly powerful performances and some...
Heart of a Dog turns cinema into philosophical poetry on life...
It has been almost 30 years since performance artist/musician Laurie Anderson directed a movie about herself. What a leap in perspective is Heart of...
Janis: Little Girl Blue reveals fame’s limits to heal damaged pop...
You sit and sing in darkened rooms
Your song fills the air with increasing gloom
It's sad, so sad to be alone
--Janis Joplin, lyrics for "So...
Theeb presents powerful allegory of post-colonial Arabia through eyes of Bedouin...
"Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Problems...