Though the focus of this blog will be on film, I thought I would occasionally post my thoughts on some TV/cable/Internet shows that strike me in some way. (Side note:…
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It just occurred to me that readers of this blog might be interested in this short piece I wrote for another publication. It is more along the lines of a…
If you still haven’t seen Disconnect (it had a limited release so I suspect it has flown under the radar for many), do yourself a favor and check it out,…
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…