Kevin-willmott

Film Review: Still in Bondage — Movies About Slavery, post Civil War

Two new films explore the provocative premise that slavery in America didn’t end after the Civil War.

tim jackson January 25, 2021 at 12:28 pm on Book Review: “Freak Out! My Life with the Mothers of Invention” — Intimate ObservationsThis sounds (literally) compelling. I've been plowing through audiobooks these days and prefer non-fiction to fiction on audio. This may...
Mary-Jane Doherty January 23, 2021 at 5:09 pm on Film Review: “Pieces of a Woman” — “They give birth astride of a grave…”Thank you for this review. After the opening continuous take - riveting, as all say - I spent much of...
Gerald Peary January 21, 2021 at 11:47 am on Film Commentary — Roger Ebert: A Contrarian ViewYes, Alex, I am alive and kicking. Sorry you didn't like either review you read by me. That's your prerogative....
Alex January 21, 2021 at 4:04 am on Film Commentary — Roger Ebert: A Contrarian View*edit* and the “nonsensical, ahistorical nonsense” (yes, that’s redundant, I now see) I mentioned early in my comment was in...
Alex January 21, 2021 at 3:55 am on Film Commentary — Roger Ebert: A Contrarian ViewThis is very old, of course, but I only just discovered your name when I was searching for a plot...