If the filmmakers are going to delve into the Jazz Fest vaults, how is it possible to show only a few seconds of Professor Longhair and nothing of James Booker, the Meters, the Neville Brothers? Not good.
Film Review: The Documentary “The Will to See” — Muckraking, Fierce and Absorbing
Again and again, we are taken in The Will to See to places where regular reporters never venture, and certainly not filmgoers.
Film Review: “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” — A Genuine Comeback for Nicolas Cage
Considering his loopy career and also his bumpy off-screen life, Nicolas Cage seems neither ashamed nor apologetic about how it’s all gone down.
Film Feature: Favorite Fiction Features Directed by Women — An International Poll
The result of critics polled for their Ten Favorite Fiction Features Directed by Women — with the choices of Arts Fuse reviewers.
Film Review: “The Wake Up Call” — A New and Important Feature Documentary
Eric Neudel and Alison Gilkey found a tremendous subject for a documentary, and have told his tale with urgency and compassion.
Book Review: “The Swells” — Expertly Cruising Through Satiric Waters
Is it possible that adventurous readers have a better feel for the virtues of this zany, demanding satire than fuddy-duddy critics?
Film Review: “West Side Story” — An Unnecessary Remake
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is fairly entertaining, fairly decent, but that’s about it.
Film Review: “Bergman Island” — Isle of Frustration
Bergman Island is a curious, intelligent film that suffers from a disappointing breakdown.
Film Review: “The Green Knight” — An Art-House Medieval Drama
Is what we see real or in the spirit world? Whatever, I cheer on filmmaker David Lowery’s luminous time-traveling. Pure cinema poetry.
Film Feature: Best of American Film Noir, 1940-1959 — An International Poll
The results of a Facebook contest for the Best of American Film Noir, 1940-1959