“I’m hoping people will revisit Otto Preminger’s movies because he made some of the best films ever made in America.”
David Stewart
May Short Fuses – Materia Critica
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Two)
1971 gave us bursts of magnificent cinematic iconoclasm that had no future — culturally or politically.
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part One)
If you like your films “weird, sexually provocative, and intellectually stimulating” (add violence to the mix) then our critics will feed your appetite splendidly.
Film Review: The Soulful Comic Legacy of John Belushi
Belushi is a warts-and-all look at one of comedy’s raging bulls.
Film Review: “Feels Good Man” — A Far Right Frog-napping
Feels Good Man is a provocative, entertaining, and moving documentary about an artist trying to retain his identity along with the innocence of the cartoon character he created.
Book Review: “Chasing the Light” — The Agitated Life of Oliver Stone
Filmmaker Oliver Stone’s memoir is an exhilarating primer for anyone who wants to understand his reputation as a writer and director.
Film Review: CREEM on Top — The Story of America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine
The documentary is about “the power of the community and how rock and roll, and music in general, is worth fighting for: sometimes that means doing it yourself.”