On an “Interior” Documentary: Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed on A Photographic Memory
By M. Sellers Johnson. I loved the idea that I could convey the interior of my imagination in my documentary
By M. Sellers Johnson. I loved the idea that I could convey the interior of my imagination in my documentary
By Brad Windhauser. My producing partner, Rivkah Beth Medow, and I kept talking about how frustrated we were with the
A Book Review by Ali Moosavi. Its format of selecting representative films from various parts of the Arab world and analyzing them in detail is quite refreshing and very conducive
By Jonathan Monovich. Not as in-your-face as Ritchie's earliest work... yet there is still plenty to please fans...." Guy Ritchie has become well-known for his distinct style, easily recognized by
By Jonathan Monovich. An example as to why silent comedy is timeless despite the disbelief of many.” Whereas Lake Michigan Monster (2018) was a whacky take on films like Roger
By Elias Savada. Dystopia never looked so depressing." It’s not a far cry — from today’s escalating political dissention that is breaking apart friends and family — to the near-future
By James Slaymaker. Demonstrating an astonishing level of artistic maturity, sensitivity, and command of cinematic form." In her feature debut, the entertaining-yet-slight road movie Take Me Somewhere Nice (2019), director
By Elias Savada. An intense tour-de-force statement from the star turned actor-producer-writer-director...." Following in the oversized footsteps of King Kong, who last week was seen tag teaming with Godzilla in
By Thomas M. Puhr. Proof positive that a musical can simultaneously educate and entertain, excite and incite." France’s imperial history is portrayed through experimental musical theater in Med Hondo’s West
A Book Review by Thomas M. Puhr. A quick and engaging study addressing a scholarly blind spot." Amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union, the 1980s were something
A Book Review by Ali Moosavi. Its format of selecting representative films from various parts of the Arab world and analyzing them in detail is quite refreshing and very conducive to understanding the cinema from these parts of the world.” Any book with the title “Arab World Cinemas” immediately raises […]
By M. Sellers Johnson. I loved the idea that I could convey the interior of my imagination in my documentary and that it could be anything, like a narrative film, because no one can argue with your imagination. And yet, it’s really my story, and these are real people.” Documentarian […]
By Brad Windhauser. My producing partner, Rivkah Beth Medow, and I kept talking about how frustrated we were with the lack of nuanced, well-told stories that represented strong queer women. We just weren’t seeing very many of them….” Jen Rainin’s excellent documentary Ahead of the Curve (2023), which debuted on […]
By Jeremy Carr. Just as crucial to The Shootist is what Books leaves behind, which, prior to the beginning of the film, was nothing more than his dubious exploits and the tales that followed. By the end of the film, though, there is something more.” It obviously isn’t necessary to […]
By Jonathan Monovich. Not as in-your-face as Ritchie’s earliest work… yet there is still plenty to please fans….” Guy Ritchie has become well-known for his distinct style, easily recognized by quick cuts, lively transitions, intersecting plotlines, witty dialogue, and dark humor. This unique style, which audiences have come to love, […]
By Matthew Sorrento. In so many films, heroes have this unlimited, almost inhuman stamina, but anyone who’s done any sparring knows just how fast you get totally exhausted during physical combat. I think being mindful of something like that when directing a fight scene both humanizes a character….” –Killer-Ex Director […]
By Jonathan Monovich. An example as to why silent comedy is timeless despite the disbelief of many.” Whereas Lake Michigan Monster (2018) was a whacky take on films like Roger Corman’s Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) and Curtis Harrington’s Night Tide (1961), Mike Cheslik/Ryland Brickson Cole Tews’ follow-up, Hundreds […]
By Elias Savada. Dystopia never looked so depressing.” It’s not a far cry — from today’s escalating political dissention that is breaking apart friends and family — to the near-future possibility that is Alex Garland’s bleak world view in Civil War. It’s a savage and savaged county (not unlike the […]
By James Slaymaker. Demonstrating an astonishing level of artistic maturity, sensitivity, and command of cinematic form.” In her feature debut, the entertaining-yet-slight road movie Take Me Somewhere Nice (2019), director Ena Sendijarević delved into her familial roots, depicting a young woman’s journey from the Netherlands to visit her estranged father […]
By Yun-hua Chen. I think that, in some sense, forgiveness is more important than revenge. There’s a desire for revenge…. That’s sort of instant gratification for certain kinds of movie fans, but it’s not very interesting or realistic.” The Dead Don’t Hurt, a unique Western imbued with Viggo Mortensen’s distinct […]