Peter Keough has edited a useful, insightful, and delightful new collection of short essays that explore films that appeal to adults who seek childlike glee or awe at the movies.
Peter Keough
Fuse Film Commentary: Guilty Displeasures — The Hated 8
Are people more desperate or deluded or have my own critical faculties narrowed and deteriorated?
Film Interview: Until the End of the Movies—Wim Wenders on his New Retrospective
“Fictional movies seem more and more made from recipes. Documentaries seem a much more open, adventurous field.”
Film Interview: No Jumping to Conclusions in ‘Sunshine Superman” — Talking to Director Marah Strauch
Marah Strauch’s documentary tries to fathom Carl Boenish’s motive for taking his last leap.
Film Interview: Rory Kennedy defends “Last Days in Vietnam”
Not everybody loves the documentary Last Days in Vietnam. Director Rory Kennedy responds to some of the criticism.
Fuse Feature: The Best and Worst Films of the Year
Our demanding critics choose the best and worst films of the year.
Movie Review: The Ten Best Films of 2013 — Our Lists
The most unfairly maligned film of the year: Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor.” The most overrated movie of the year, which gave me a mammoth headache: “American Hustle.”
Film Commentary: You Know It When You See It — Desire and “Blue is the Warmest Color”
Without its many steamy lesbian sex interludes tarting up what could otherwise be classified as a routine narrative, would “Blue is the Warmest Color” have garnered so many rave reviews and prizes?