Writing for RogerEbert.com: Vol. 7
As I mentioned in Part I of this anniversary retrospective, last year’s lockdown dramatically shifted my priorities, both personally and professionally. I proposed to the love of my life in […]
Category Archives: Indie Spotlight
Indie Outlook: Ninth Anniversary
The past year could’ve very easily been the last of my site, Indie Outlook. I founded it the day after Independence Day in 2012 as a way to provide a […]
Indie Flashback: Gaspar Noé on “Enter the Void”
The following interview was originally published on September 22nd, 2010, at HollywoodChicago.com. Few films have conveyed the sensation of an out-of-body experience quite like “Enter the Void,” the latest feature […]
Indie Flashback: Todd Solondz on “Dark Horse”
The following interview was originally published on June 25th, 2012 at HollywoodChicago.com. The term “arrested development” could easily be applied not only to every character in a Todd Solondz picture, […]
Share the Light: Laura Checkoway on “Edith+Eddie”
With the 93rd Academy Awards airing tonight on ABC, I am pleased to present my 2018 interview with filmmaker Laura Checkoway about her brilliant Oscar-nominated documentary short subject, “Edith+Eddie.” Only […]
Indie Flashback: Lily Tomlin Finds Humor in Raw Neuroses
The following article was originally published in the February 16th, 2011 issue of The Woodstock Independent. Performing artists are inherently insecure. They constantly feed off the adulation of cheering audiences […]
My Favorite Cloris Leachman Performance
When I first heard that the tirelessly brilliant Cloris Leachman passed away yesterday at age 94, my mind immediately flashed back to the performance that made me a lifelong fan. […]
Indie Flashback: Gregg Araki on “Kaboom”
The following interview was originally published at HollywoodChicago.com on February 17th, 2011. Perhaps no one but Gregg Araki could make a hallucinogenic, doom-laden mystery as playful and curiously optimistic as […]
Indie Flashback: Patrick Fabian on “The Last Exorcism”
The following interview was originally published at HollywoodChicago.com on January 5th, 2011. Happy Halloween, everyone! His face is inviting, but his intentions are ambiguous and perhaps somewhat devious. That’s precisely […]
Weronika Maria Szalas on “Curiouser and Curiouser”
No film reflecting our current quarantined era has connected with me as profoundly as “Curiouser and Curiouser,” the mesmerizing new debut short film directed by and starring Polish actress/writer Weronika […]
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