“Birdman”, “Whiplash” & The Artist As Anti-Social Hero

In a moving and widely-circulated acceptance speech at last month’s Critic’s Choice Awards, Jessica Chastain…

THE FUNDAMENTALLY INCONSOLABLE: REMEMBERING MIKE NICHOLS

Mike Nichols was a master of self-satire; he was a man of wealth and education;…

FILM REVIEW: INTERSTELLAR

Earth is a perilous place. Humanity continues to plunder its resources in the attempt to…

RETURN TO TWIN PEAKS

Last month, lovers of metaphysical police procedurals rejoiced when David Lynch and Mark Frost announced…

SO LONG AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FLESH: MONSTERS, MOVIES, OURSELVES

In 1919 Freud asked the question: “What is horror?” And what a looming question it…

END OF SUMMER FILM WRAP-UP

As we close out another long, hot summer, let’s take a few moments to digest…

COST IN TRANSLATION: SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD

Summer comes with many things: heat induced fever dreams, fruit cocktails, long nights, and summer…

THE STRANGE AND WONDEROUS VIOLENCE OF WES ANDERSON

“Twee” is the adjective most commonly associated with director Wes Anderson’s output, and there is…