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Tag Archives: drama
Review: Tumbledown (2016)
I wonder what the critical consensus will be on Tumbledown. Will it be divided? Will some sniff at it, or think it too obvious, or reject Jason Sudeikis as a sincere leading man? Its obvious-ness and Jason Sudeikis is one … Continue reading
Review: Rams (2015)
Gummi (Sigurður Sigurjónsson) and Hiddi (Theodór Júlíusson) are brothers. They live in adjacent houses in the middle of a wind-swept plain surrounded by bleak highlands in Iceland. They are sheep-farmers, living on the family land. Their two herds of beloved … Continue reading
Review: Naz & Maalik (2016)
A story filled with so much potential! Naz and Maalik are two devout Muslim kids, living in Bed-Stuy, who have just taken their relationship into romance. It’s strictly forbidden. There are more pressures on them. But for the most part, … Continue reading
My Interview with Stephen Cone, Writer/Director of Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party
I interviewed Stephen Cone, the talented Chicago-based writer and director of Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party, a wonderful ensemble film opening this Friday. The interview is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: Heaven Knows What (2015)
Someone on IMDB called Heaven Knows What an “incomprehensible mess.” But a junkie’s life IS “an incomprehensible mess,” right? The life of a drug addict does not proceed in a linear way. Days do not make sense the way they … Continue reading
Review: The Big Short (2015); d. Adam McKay
Michael Lewis’ The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, which he wrote after the phenom that was Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, unravels the insanely complicated and interconnected-jumble that was the sub-prime mortgage debacle which ended up … Continue reading
Actor/Director Kentucker Audley: Transparent and Mysterious At the Same Time
Kentucker Audley Director, writer, actor, editor Kentucker Audley has been working in independent film in various capacities for a while now. A self-starter, he began as a director and a writer, but he’s mostly becoming known now for his acting. … Continue reading
Review: Mustang (2015)
Mustang is the third breathtakingly confident directorial debut I’ve seen this week. Is there something in the water? First there was Christmas, Again. Then there was Night Owls, and now Mustang, from first-time Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven. The three … Continue reading
Review: Christmas, Again (2015)
I went into “Christmas, Again” 90% cold and was completely seduced by it. An enormous and emotional pleasure: first-time director (who also wrote the minimalist screenplay), compelling monosyllabic central performance by Kentucker Audley, steeped in mood, atmosphere. Now this is … Continue reading
Review: By the Sea (2015); d. Angelina Jolie
A lot of the commentary I’ve seen about Angelina Jolie’s By the Sea has been that it is a self-indulgent vanity project. I have some different feelings about all of that, and also have a suspicion that “self-indulgent” means different … Continue reading