Inherent Vice captures an era of dark change in America with...
It sounded like staid material in 2009 for author Thomas Pynchon when he set a detective story called Inherent Vice in 1970, a time when...
50 years after the Civil Rights Act, Selma remains a timely...
It is not easy to film a historic moment that some viewers will remember, such as a critical juncture wherein the Civil Rights Movement...
Winter Sleep explores perceptions with potent, subtle range of character development
Let's be honest about Winter Sleep, the latest film from Turkey’s premier director/writer Nuri Bilge Ceylan, there is a lot of talking. However, this modern...
The best movies of 2014, according to Hans Morgenstern — Part...
Yesterday you had a chance to see the bottom half of my 20 favorite films and film experiences of 2014 (The best movies of...
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...
2014’s 10 great records, including a rare masterpiece by Amen Dunes
More than ever this year Independent Ethos has drifted toward film over music. Even the “Miami New Times” and “Pure Honey” magazine, which in...
Big Eyes, a strong return to intimate weirdo dreamer drama for...
With Big Eyes, director Tim Burton refreshingly returns to more intimate filmmaking and away from the fantasy-enhanced world of his recent movies. Films like Alice In...
Wild features brutally honest and vulnerable performance by Witherspoon — a...
Wild is an ode to women’s inner strength. The film is an adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's 2012 memoir, which tells the story of how she...
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is lush in atmosphere...
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is the second vampire film this year that redeems the genre from schlock and Twilight. It also...
Godard’s Goodbye to Language 3D affirms a master filmmaker’s place in...
Anyone who loves cinema -- and I’m talking about visuals, sound and editing, with acting and narrative falling into fourth and fifth place --...