I was given the opportunity to participate in Film.com’s “The Great Debate” series courtesy of Calum Marsh. Calum, for my money, is one of the most perceptive and intelligent critics working right now, so I was thrilled to have this opportunity, and you can the whole debate here, where I argue that “Before Sunrise” edges […]
I was never a particularly big Star Trek fan. I have seen several episodes of each TV incarnation with the exception of Enterprise, I enjoyed a good deal of those, but I never felt the need to turn it on despite being in a household full of Trekkies. The Voyage Home is a movie I […]
Let’s get a few things straight. First, New Yorkers are not inherently interesting and certainly are not inherently more interesting than other people. Second, obnoxious people who talk about nothing are not inherently enthralling. Such characters are often nothing more than overgrown children (and the opening shot of Frances Ha embodies that), and depicting them […]
While the studios continue to aim for the next big superhero movie, there’s a smaller goal happening among more independent filmmakers—the cinematic Great American novel. 2012 ended with an unfairly ignored adaptation of On The Road hitting the screen for the first time, and 2013 has already seen Derek Cianfrance’s novelistic fraud The Place Beyond […]
Even before Bonnie & Clyde, the outlaw-couple on-the-run has long been the favorite subject for talented filmmakers to try something new. Fritz Lang provided an early example with You Only Live Once Nicolas Ray had They Live By Night, and Godard used the template to create a revolution with Breathless. Penn’s film ushered in the […]
I reviewed The Pretty One, which played Tribeca, at The Film Stage. Interesting, albeit flawed film. Check it out here: http://thefilmstage.com/reviews/tribeca-review-the-pretty-one/
Something In The Air is a sweet little film that is just a bit too big for itself. Revolution is in the air, and the film follows a group of students after the events of France in May of 1968. For those unfamiliar, don’t worry; all you need to know is given to you early. […]
