Blu-ray Review: Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
“The past isn’t dead — it’s never even the past,” once wrote Tennessee Williams. His words were meant to illustrate the manner in which we are often held down and…
Blu-ray/DVD Column: No Man of God, Dreaming Grand Avenue, Lourdes, Sibyl
Serial killers, both real and fictitious, have long been a source of fascination with the public, and of course by extension filmmakers, who often seek to plumb these depths for…
Blu-ray/DVD Column: Whirlybird, Down a Dark Stairwell, Fish & Men, Chasing Madoff, Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power
As mainstream American cinema continues to bend the knee to franchise entertainment and IP service, and the types of adult-oriented dramas which would a decade ago at least receive a…
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World Movie Review
Title: The Most Beautiful Boy in the World Directors: Kristina Lindstrom and Kristian Petri The weight and costs of celebrity are not uncommon subject matter for nonfiction cinema, since if…
Blu-ray/DVD Column: The Water Man, Lost Course, Perfumes, Four Frightened People
The Water Man, David Oyelowo’s feature film directorial debut, is not, it turns out, the British-born actor’s long-gestating passion project sequel to 1998’s Adam Sandler comedy The Waterboy, in which…
Bring Your Own Brigade Movie Review
Title: Bring Your Own Brigade Director: Lucy Walker As the Dixie Fire presently rages on in northern California, having now consumed over 600,000 acres of land, the tragic and ongoing…
Mateo Documentary Review
Title: Mateo XLrator Media Director: Aaron I. Naar Cast: Matthew Stoneman Running time: 88min, Unrated (language, nudity) In Theaters on August 21st and on VOD and iTunes on August 25th…
A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile Documentary Review
Title: A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile SundanceNow Doc Club/ Sundance Select Director: Sophie Deraspe Writer: Sophie Deraspe Running time: 85 minutes, Unrated (Nudity, Sexuality, Language) In limited…
Bobcat Goldthwait’s Latest Film, Call Me Lucky, Details the Comedic Genius of Barry Crimmins
Bobcat Goldthwait’s latest film is one that has the film festival circuit raving and critics up on their feet in applause. “Call Me Lucky,” which will be in theaters Aug.…