Shot by Stephen McCoy over five years, Nightcrawlers is a ground-level look at homelessness and addiction. McCoy—who ended up both homeless and addicted to heroin while making the documentary—offers no commentary, no Freudian causality, and no solutions. Instead, he simply watches others … Continue reading THE NIGHTCRAWLERS
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about movies new in theaters (Moonage Daydream and Don’t Worry Darling) and new to streaming (Blonde). And if that wasn’t enough, there’s a new doc … Continue reading
I have been here before,But when or how I cannot tell:I know the grass beyond the door,The sweet keen smell,The sighing sound, the lights around the shore. Those are the first lines of “Sudden Light,” a poem by Rossetti—a favorite … Continue reading HOPE GAP
There’s a secret at the heart of Don’t Worry Darling, and that’s half the problem. You can glean that from watching the trailer, and even if you’ve skipped it, you pick up on it within the first five minutes of the … Continue reading DON’T WORRY DARLING
I guess you could say the low point arrived on March 27, 2022, with the broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. No, the “slap heard ’round the world” wasn’t it—though that cast a pall over the proceedings, didn’t it?—but the … Continue reading Cinema 101
It opens like any other western: Sepia soaked still photographs of settlers in wagons traversing a wild frontier while title cards credit the actors, the filmmakers, and the dedication. Then the pictures begin to move. In the background, a lone rider … Continue reading BUCK AND THE PREACHER
For Paul Stamets, it begins and ends with mushrooms. From death, they create life. From fractures, they create connections. And from sickness, they create health. “Mushrooms represent rebirth. Rejuvenation. Regeneration,” Stamets says. Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg and edited by … Continue reading FANTASTIC FUNGI
On this week’s edition of After Image, I speak with scholar and author, Luis Reyes about his new book, Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in Hollywood—available now from TCM and Running Press. Listen to After Image, … Continue reading
She’s leaving home. First, she dresses; then, she gathers her things. It’s early, and she moves through each room as if she’s not there. She tries to be quiet, but she also bumps into the piano. No one seems to … Continue reading HOLD ME TIGHT (SERRE MOI FORT)
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