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Category: FILM


Terrence Malick’s “Knight of Cups” perplexes

March 3, 2016

March 3, 2016 10

BY STEVEN ERICKSON  |  A “La Dolce Vita” for the era of YouTube, director Terrence Malick’s “Knight of Cups” is...

“Mustang” makes a run for freedom

February 10, 2016

February 10, 2016 8

BY JOHN PAUL KING  |  Though director Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s debut feature is officially French, it was filmed in Turkey,...

An animated fable for grown ups: Anomalisa

January 28, 2016

January 28, 2016 883

BY JOHN PAUL KING  |  “It presents characters unable to make the emotional connections they desperately desire, who live in...

“45 Years” Is time well-spent, my friend…

January 14, 2016

January 14, 2016 12

BY JOHN PAUL KING  |  Roughly midway through “45 Years,” there is a discussion about the buildup of melted glacial...

“The Revenant” explores the cold beauty of a harsh world

January 5, 2016

January 5, 2016 6

BY JOHN PAUL KING  |  With a title like “The Revenant,” one might expect the newest work by Alejandro G....

Best LGBT Films of 2015 (in my humble opinion)

January 5, 2016

January 5, 2016 12

BY DAVID-ELIJAH NAHMOD  |  “Best” of course is a relative term. From my vantage point, these are the best LGBT...

Is the time right for “Hateful Eight”

January 5, 2016

January 5, 2016 12

BY STEVE ERICKSON  |  When the Fraternal Union of Police spokesman accused Quentin Tarantino of hypocrisy for making violent films...

Trumbo is a well-timed reminder

November 23, 2015

November 23, 2015 453

BY JOHN PAUL KING  |  When most younger Americans hear the phrase “Cold War,” it likely conjures vague impressions of...

The Danish Girl is a sensual trans awakening set in Paris

November 23, 2015

November 23, 2015 115

BY STEVE ERICKSON  |  Some critics have spent the past few years complaining about the lack of mainstream films depicting...

Todd Haynes strikes a 1950s Hollywood pose with Carol

November 5, 2015

November 5, 2015 148

BY STEVE ERICKSON  |  Conservatives like to romanticize the ‘50s and pre-counterculture ‘60s as a period of widespread prosperity when...