American Symphony
If the bulk of your experience with Jon Batiste is seeing him in his role as the cheerful bandleader on … Continue reading American Symphony
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Witness
On the surface, Witness looks like a mash-up of two tropes: the good cop protecting an eye-witness from danger, and … Continue reading Witness
By the Light of the Silvery Moon Knight
I grew up on Moon Knight comics. In fact, I have a Moon Knight bust on my work desk next … Continue reading By the Light of the Silvery Moon Knight
Peter Jackson Documents the Chaos and Creation of “Let It Be” in ‘The Beatles: Get Back’
Full disclosure: I’m more of a Stones guy than a Beatles guy, and some early Beatles (Love Me Do, I Wanna … Continue reading Peter Jackson Documents the Chaos and Creation of “Let It Be” in ‘The Beatles: Get Back’
The Color of Money
The Color of Money is an outlier in the career of Martin Scorsese. While few think it’s an outright bad movie (although Siskel … Continue reading The Color of Money
Paul Schrader’s Late Career Rebound Continues With ‘The Card Counter’
For fifteen years Paul Schrader walked deep into the cinematic wilderness making films that few critics approved of and almost … Continue reading Paul Schrader’s Late Career Rebound Continues With ‘The Card Counter’
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
If you’ve seen the madcap first trailer for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, you might expect it to be an unconventional, … Continue reading The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Less Than Zero
“I’m goin’ back to Cali, Cali, Cali…” To fully appreciate Less Than Zero as a film requires the viewer to understand the … Continue reading Less Than Zero
Kissed
When I connected with the twice Emmy-nominated cinematographer Gregory Middleton to discuss his tremendous work on Watchmen, I don’t think either of us … Continue reading Kissed
Contagion
When I saw Contagion in September of 2011, I was impressed but not quite knocked out by it. This was, … Continue reading Contagion
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