“Scalene” Illustrates the Subjectivity of Truth
On the 113th birthday of the Master of Suspense, I think it’s a more appropriate time than any to discuss indie filmmaker Zack Parker’s new psychodrama, “Scalene.” The taut, Bernard […]
On the 113th birthday of the Master of Suspense, I think it’s a more appropriate time than any to discuss indie filmmaker Zack Parker’s new psychodrama, “Scalene.” The taut, Bernard […]
Now that Batman has taken his final bow, there isn’t a whole lot left to look forward to this summer, unless you’re one of the eight people counting the days […]
For a while, it seemed like all Matthew McConaughey could play were variations on his sleazy stoner role in “Dazed and Confused.” His aspirations to be taken seriously as an […]
The most chilling scene in “The Dark Knight Rises” takes place in the tranquil moments before chaos erupts throughout Gotham City. A young boy (Charles Jackson Coyne) stands in the […]
On the heels of his smashing success with last year’s “Midnight in Paris,” Woody Allen has turned in an entertaining trifle in the form of an absurdist travelogue. “To Rome […]
I have always been fond of the “Duplass Brothers,” Mark and Jay Duplass. Their indie comedies fuse scruffy charm with raw insight so spot-on that it’s occasionally painful. Case in […]
Two of the finest indies I’ve seen this year are remarkably similar–particularly in regards to their length (clocking in around an hour) and content. In my ideal world, these pictures […]
There is perhaps no figure in American film more polarizing or fascinating than Paul Thomas Anderson. While some moviegoers dismiss his work as pretentious or unpleasant, others embrace it as […]
Suzy: “Was he a good dog?” Sam: “…Who’s to say?” This is sample dialogue from Wes Anderson’s latest whimsical charmer, “Moonrise Kingdom,” a film that did boffo business in limited […]