The Unholy Trinity
The Unholy Trinity climaxes with the old and thoroughly predictable standby of a shootout, which is a shame because it feels like something of an obligation on the part of screenwriter Lee Zachariah,...
View ArticleMaterialists
If there’s one lesson you should take from Materialists, the sophomore feature from writer-director Celine Song, it’s that outside appearances rarely indicate what’s underneath. It’s a lesson that...
View ArticleSex
Dag Johan Haugerud’s new trilogy of films, this entry debuting last year at the Berlin Film Festival, are delicate, thought-provoking and sneakily moving—spanning across three films, Sex, Dreams, and...
View ArticlePrime Minister
Politicians require public exposure to ensure success, but with that exposure comes risk, which helps explain the relatively small number of documentaries that have been made with the active...
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Revisit: Paper Moon
Peter Bogdanovich is one of the premier filmmakers to emerge from the New Hollywood movement (mid-‘60s to early ‘80s). However, unlike other prominent peers such as Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols,...
View ArticleSimple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Like a lot of bands in the United Kingdom, Simple Minds were much bigger in their home country than in the United States. Though the heads remember their phenomenal album New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84,...
View ArticleMeeting with Pol Pot
For nearly four decades, Rithy Panh has been covering the Khmer Rouge regime through documentary (The Missing Picture) and drama (Rice People). Now he returns with Meeting with Pol Pot, a drama loosely...
View ArticleHouse of Abraham
To gain access to the House of Abraham, first, you must speak your name followed by the phrase, “Of course, something must end for something to begin.” This message is not exactly subtle, but by the...
View ArticleFrom the Vaults of Streaming Hell: Brenda Starr
There’s a moment in the misbegotten, long-delayed comic book adaptation Brenda Starr where you can, for a few precious seconds, see all the promise of its mischievous cartoon glee—and it’s almost a...
View ArticleTatami
The Islamic Republic of Iran has a policy that bans its athletes from competing directly against Israeli rivals in sporting competitions. It’s one of many ways the country’s particular fusion of church...
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