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Jan 30, 2024
Shorts Are Big at Yountville Int’l Short Film Fest
At 24 frames per second, filmmakers can get a lot of storytelling done in a short amount of time.
That’s...
Jan 9, 2024
‘The Zone of Interest’ is a Docudrama of Pure Malignance
"The Zone of Interest," a film adaptation of Martin Amis' novel, explores the life of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp complex, through metaphor and oblique references to the horrors of the Holocaust.
Jan 9, 2024
The Impact of LGBTQ+ Storytellers on Recognizing Bayard Rustin
The documentary "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin," directed by Nancy Kates, helped to inspire the new Netflix film, "Rustin," which aims to recognize the civil rights leader.
Dec 6, 2023
Young and Strange: A Review of ‘Poor Things’
The new film, Poor Things, lands with a thud. In a scenario lifted from countless vintage horror/sci-fi flicks, it’s...
Nov 28, 2023
‘Napoleon’: Epic Battles, Awkward Sex
Ridley Scott, the filmmaker behind Napoleon, is a European. Of course, the veteran producer-director, a native of South Shields,...
Nov 28, 2023
Movies, Marketing & Mayhem
Making movies is hard. Making movies that make money is even harder. Perhaps hardest of all is facing the...
Nov 14, 2023
‘May December’
In director Todd Haynes’ difficult-to-admire May December, the characters inhabit the upscale surroundings of Savannah, Georgia. And yet the...