BOYS STATE
A plane has two wings,” a high school junior representing the Federalist Party says to a room full of teens. “A right one and a left one…” And you need both to make the plane fly. Maybe not the best … Continue reading BOYS STATE
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Neptune Frost and Crimes of the Future—two tales of techno-futures that feel perfectly lived-in and broken down. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 … Continue reading
BETHLEHEM
Conflict is the heart of cinema. Conflict drives the plot and draws the audience, and practically every movie revolves around it. Yet, only a select few have the audacity to dive into what fuels that conflict and, to borrow a … Continue reading BETHLEHEM
SUMMERLAND
They’ll be love and laughterAnd peace ever afterTomorrow, when the world is free —Vera Lynn, “The White Cliffs of Dover” Frank (Lucas Bond) has come to Summerland. Sort of: Under normal conditions, he’d be living in London, but it’s World … Continue reading SUMMERLAND
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
1987, somewhere in Northern Italy, a young man is about to come of age. Like most 17-year-old boys, the boredom of day-in, day-out routine is about to be replaced by something new, something extraordinary. Sex, naturally. And like the multitudes … Continue reading CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
DEEP COVER
There’s no such thing as an American anymore. No Hispanics, no Japanese, no Blacks, no whites, no nothing. It’s just rich people and poor people.” That’s the line David (a slick and oily Jeff Goldblum) feeds drug kingpin Hector (René … Continue reading DEEP COVER
HELL OR HIGH WATER
The story is familiar: the Howard Brothers (Ben Foster and Chris Pine) take to robbing banks when their luck runs out, and the child support piles up. Tracking them down is an aging Texas Ranger, Hamilton (Jeff Bridges), ready to … Continue reading HELL OR HIGH WATER
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the new documentary, Bitterbrush (playing theatrically in limited release on On Demand through all the usual providers), Cha Cha Real Smooth (also in limited … Continue reading
MEN OF THE CLOTH
Clothes make the man. But who makes the clothes? Nowadays, most of us walk around wearing cookie-cutter shirts, pants, and jackets, all produced en masse and for no one in particular. Sure, they come in a variety of standardized sizes, … Continue reading MEN OF THE CLOTH
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