Despite a couple of moments in the film that I had issues with, overall, I loved Captain Fantastic, a refreshingly transgressive mainstream film that is both thoroughly thought provoking political…
I just finally screened Arrival (2016, Denis Villeneuve) and felt compelled to express some thoughts I had on it. For me, there are some seriously profound aspects of the film…
In light of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protest – and in the extreme importance of winning this fight against transnational corporate power (more on this in a moment) – I…
For me, the power of In the Fog (2013, Sergei Loznitsa) – a gritty, raw film depicting the painful brutalities and atrocities during Germany’s occupation of the territory of Belarus…
Disturbingly, Donald Trump’s rise to the presidency suggests a sociopathy in America, making the film (and novel) American Psycho even more relevant today. As I’ve said elsewhere (see my horror…
In its profound depiction of a vital historical moment and in its resonance of women’s issues today Iron Jawed Angels is indeed an important feminist film. I had intended this…
Strikingly, Bulworth prefigures the rise of Trump but more importantly enlightens us on the corporate takeover of our democracy and a way out of this corporatocracy. In this extraordinary year…
The Central Park Five (2012, Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon) explodes back on the scene as part of the Trump spectacle. And since this film has been in the…
Type on the field below and hit Enter/Return to search