Fassbinder’s prophetic 1973 sci-fi work ‘World on a Wire’ finally sees...
A three-hour-plus sci-fi experience, World on a Wire (Welt am Draht), seemed to have existed as mere legend in the filmography of Rainer Werner...
Love of Everything’s new 7-inch offers pure 90s indie sound
The word "indie" is so abused by the mainstream media nowadays. But in the early part of the nineties, this term came into the...
‘Blank City’ celebrates the art of “No Wave”
With Blank City, first-time director Celine Danhier offers a celebration of the influential art scene of New York City during the late seventies and...
Godard’s ‘Film Socialisme’ and the entrancing “music” of visuals
Jean-Luc Godard is one of those rare filmmakers who can exist as a genre unto himself. His oeuvre has helped partially define the French...
Finding life within death: ‘The Strange Case of Angelica,’ a movie...
With his latest film, the ever prolific 102-year-old director Manoel de Oliveira proves there is always room for talent to grow. Shot for shot,...
‘Armadillo’ offers chilling document of the fog of war
Armadillo, a war documentary by Danish filmmaker Janus Metz Pedersen, works on many levels. He spent six months with a platoon of Danish troops: ...
Kate Bush’s “new” album ‘Director’s Cut,’ a track-by-track review
Back when I had a weekly space of print in my college paper, Florida International University's "The Beacon," I had the chance to preview...
Film Review: ‘To Die Like a Man’
Few foreign films or even American-made indie films take as harsh, deep and subtle a look at the complexities of the lives of gay...
Another New Order compilation; Now includes Joy Division!
I'm not sure if the irony of this post's headline will be apparent to those unfamiliar with Joy Division and New Order's place in...
Crocodiles melt eardrums with droning pop bliss
I have seen many live shows in my years appreciating alternative music, including some loud ones. Ever since EMF left me in so much...