Film review: ‘Django Unchained’ celebrates myth and history with humor and...
It’s difficult to compare the retro-inspired Quentin Tarantino to any standard but the one he sets for himself with his own filmography. His latest film,...
‘The Guilt Trip’ review for ‘Hudak on Hollywood’
As this is my first year in the Florida Film Critics Circle, it meant going out to watch a lot of big studio-produced films...
Albums that have stood the test of time: Tortoise – ‘Millions...
It's been a while since a true vinyl record review has appeared on this blog, and what better time to start an ongoing series...
Film review: ‘Generation P’ offers strange Perestroika trip
Director Victor Ginzburg's feature film debut, a film adaptation of one of Russia’s modern literary masterpieces, Generation P by Victor Pelevin, arrives in South Florida...
Film Review: Misguided ‘Starlet’ fails as wannabe transcendent drama
I can appreciate a lo-fi film as much as the next guy who got into cinema with Werner Herzog and the Dogma years of...
Film review: The existential malaise of crooks and killers in ‘Killing...
Sometimes a film buff may wonder if they have seen all the gangster movies there are to see, then something like Killing Them Softly...
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...
Film Review: well-acted ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ offers mixed dramatic bag
Though his new film follows some colorful characters, as can be expected by David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook marks a notable downshift for the director. His career...
Film Review: Andrea Arnold’s raw and impressionistic take on ‘Wuthering Heights’
I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through...
Film Review: ‘Holy Motors’ pays tribute to cinema while exploring its...
How appropriate that I had dreamt of seeing Holy Motors before I even saw it. I rarely ever dream of movies. Movies are dreams...