The Return

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Going to film festivals can present serendipitous moments from the simple act of killing time before the film you really want to see screens in a few...

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There’s a certain level of bravery I see in films that makes me glad I’m in this business of film criticism. There are stories that the world needs to...

Reviews

WEST OF MEMPHIS

This review was originally published on January 21, 2012... In light of the Paradise Lost trilogy, there is always going to be an undercurrent of...

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BOBBY YEAH

This review was originally published on July 23, 2011... "Bobby Yeah. He done a bad thing..." I’ve said time and again that Surrealism can’t work...

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ROOM 237

This review was originally published on February 2, 2012... When examining art, you can find meaning or allegory in almost anything. Not only that, but...

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88:88

This review was originally published on August 11, 2012... As Joey Ciccoline's short film 88:88 unfolds, we see a woman frantically securing her...

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TCHOUPITOULAS

This review was originally published on March 11, 2012... Bill and Turner Ross's Tchoupitoulas is an immersive experience, which is to say that the best...

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JOHN DIES AT THE END

This review was originally published on February 3, 2012... That sitting through and attempting to absorb John Dies at the End is so odd an experience has...

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LIFE AND FREAKY TIMES OF UNCLE LUKE

This review was originally published on January 21, 2012... Films inspired by, or outright ripping off, the classic La jetée are not uncommon. The...

Features

FILMS GONE WILD: 2012 SUNDANCE #2; I POOP ON YOUR CAR HOOD!

REVIEWS INCLUDE: PUTIN’S KISS HELLO I MUST BE GOING MADRID, 1987 ONCE IT STARTED IT COULD NOT END OTHERWISE THE PACT I felt a...