Culture Warrior: The Paradoxical Importance of Film Festivals
Since our resident genius Landon Palmer is out on the town this week at South By Southwest, I am foolishly… Read More
March 16, 2010
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SXSW Review: Dogtooth
When writing about Dogtooth the question is not, as it is in approaching many film reviews, whether or not some… Read More
March 14, 2010
Sundance Review: A Prophet
Let’s make one thing clear: A Prophet, which earned significant acclaim at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival (where it won… Read More
February 3, 2010
Review: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
In Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, director Lee Daniels pulls off an improbable feat. Within a grim… Read More
November 22, 2009
Culture Warrior: Responsible Film Criticism and the Case of ‘Antichrist’
Warning: In the interest of discussing the problem of spoilers, this article discusses the act of spoiling in criticism of… Read More
October 5, 2009
Fantastic Fest Review: Antichrist
When Lars von Trier co-wrote the Dogme 95 manifesto quite some time ago with fellow European filmmakers, he mandated that,… Read More
September 30, 2009
Review: Amreeka
From writer-director Cherien Dabis, Amreeka takes on a loaded subject, strips it of its political ramifications and draws out the… Read More
September 7, 2009
‘Antichrist’ Shows Up on Your Doorstep for Halloween
I thought about creating a title that would evoke a sense of the rising of the dark destroyer of the… Read More
June 25, 2009