“It is wonderful to see the variety, diversity, and the opportunities for Black artists to tell their stories and present themselves in ways that are not ‘traditional.'”
Film Review: “A Quiet Place Part II” — Women Will Be Our Salvation
Survival is the primary motivation, and the film’s unrelenting series of unexpected attacks generate considerable tension.
Concert Film: “P!nk: All I Know So Far” — A Female Performer of Uncommon Power
For fans, this backstage concert documentary is obviously a gift. For others, it will serve as a testament to the power of a woman whose life’s work has made real world impact.
Film Review: “The Killing of Two Lovers” — Lives of Quiet Desperation
We are subtly drawn into the world of director Robert Machoian’s characters and their emotional honesty.
Film Review: Powerful Testimony from Mexico — “I Am No Longer Here” and “Identifying Features”
What do these young Mexican filmmakers want? For us to bear witness.
Film Review: “The White Tiger” — Class Warfare, Indian Style
This is a wicked and entertaining satire on the dizzying class conflicts roiling Indian society, a neo-Marxist story of masters and servants, money and corruption — a Horatio Alger tale with a devilish twist.
Film Review: “Sound of Metal” — A Test of Character
To Sound of Metal’s credit, the narrative remains open-ended, refusing to descend into a predictable “Hollywood” story of triumph over adversity.
Book Review: “The Camera Lies: Acting for Hitchcock” — The Art of Doing Nothing, Well
Dan Callahan has crafted an entertaining and illuminating guide to understanding Hitchcock’s relationship with some of the most iconic actors of the day.
Film Review: “White Noise: Inside the Racist Right” — Planting the Seeds
White Noise is neither a polemic nor an exercise in agitprop: it is a journey into the dark center of a reprehensible movement that is growing more vocal every day.
Film Review: “On the Rocks” — Snooping Among the Upper Class
Sofia Coppola’s flawed characters are part of the real world, engaged in authentic relationships struggling with universal dilemmas.