‘Compliance’ reveals horrific dimensions of social behavior – a film review
Before any second of action starts in Compliance, director Craig Zobel wants to make sure the audience knows something. Prior to a bizarre, stomach-churning...
‘Side By Side’ presents close examination of digital’s quiet conquest over...
The documentary Side By Side is a film for the cinephiles still trying to come to terms with the end of film cameras and...
‘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...
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...
Bruno Dumont’s ode to the land ‘Outside Satan’ – a film...
A man's rough fist lightly raps on a door in the dawn's light. The wood door appears charcoal black and the wall framing it...
Harmonizing the light and shadow: Swans – ‘The Seer’ – an...
Allow me to temper the following review with the expectation that the album I am about to review is an acquired taste. It is...
‘Cosmopolis’ offers indictment of capitalism through an accomplice’s eyes – a...
With Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg, that one-of-a-kind director who delights in exploring the darkest twists and turns of cinematic language in order to illuminate our shadowiest corners,...
‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’ compromises female perspective for usual tropes
Last year, Bridesmaids received much hype for featuring women doing funny things in a script written by a woman. Though directed by a man (Paul...
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (to express himself) – a film review
Art is at its most vital when it is harnessed to call attention to an injustice ... and maybe overthrow an oppressive government. Art...
Lessons in decadence for 2 distinct Queens of Versailles
Two movies about two different queens of two different Versailles hit local indie art houses today. Though one focuses on the most famous queen...