Film review: ‘A Late Quartet’ offers intimate look at musicians and...
I love musicians. Many of my friends are musicians. I was once a student of music, and I have spent a couple of decades...
Film review: An appreciation of the minimalist beauty of ‘Las Acacias’
Sometimes a drama need not divert into histrionics to be moving. Las Acacias has a sublime quality that quietly charms with the most minimal of...
‘Flight’ compromises redemption with sex and hilarity
I need to chime in on Flight, as it's bound to do well in theaters over this weekend and follows lots of hype by many...
Kubrick’s ‘Fear and Desire’ finally sees official release
It took many years after his death, but director Stanley Kubrick's disowned debut feature has now finally seen official release. Thanks to restoration work by...
Film review: ‘Breathing’ or death and the 18-year-old orphan
Get intimate with death and realize life. This is the simple but profound notion that fuels the quiet drama of Atmen (Breathing). In the...
From the Archives: Aphex Twin – ‘Richard D. James’ reissued on...
I do feel it seems rather pointless to reissue music largely produced on computer via vinyl record. Vinyl is an analog medium, after all,...
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...
On Fiona Apple bullying and her lackluster Miami Beach appearance
Anyone who follows Independent Ethos knows an artist's perceived popularity matters little to this blog. What matters is the work produced, though sometimes the...
Film Review: ‘Looper’ smartens up sci-fi tropes to riveting effect
Time travel and dystopia: two key tropes of the science-fiction genre. With Looper, director and sole screenwriter Rian Johnson has breathed a fresh verve...
‘The Master’ harnesses cinema’s power to maximal effect – a film...
Before I get into the aesthetic beauty of the Master, including the film’s music, cinematography, editing, mise-en-scène and—most of all--- the acting, allow me to...