The Inspection follows Ellis French (Jeremy Pope), a gay Black 20-something who ditches the streets and shelters of New York City for the harsh regiments of Marine boot camp in the south. Here, French and his fellow recruits undergo intense training … Continue reading THE INSPECTION
The soldier is shot. One bullet to the head just as he was going over the top. We learn his name, Gerber, but little else. The year is 1917, three years into the War to End All Wars. But Gerber … Continue reading ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES)
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Bones and All, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Nanny—all out this holiday weekend in theaters. And speaking of holiday weekends, my family has … Continue reading
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the new theatrical release, She Said, and El vampiro negro, available now on a handsome new Blu-ray/DVD set from Flicker Alley. Listen to After … Continue reading
The man looks unassuming. He’s Teodoro Ulber (Nathán Pinzón), a middle-aged English professor, short and squat with proper manners and nice clothes. He’s timid in the company of women; reserved around men. But little children seem to like him, even … Continue reading EL VAMPIRO NEGRO
Free from narrative and dialogue, Gods of Mexico is more a sensory experience than a story. It is a silent observation of Mexico’s Indigenous men and women, identified only by title cards notating the region. The documentary is divided into … Continue reading GODS OF MEXICO (DIOSES DE MÉXICO)
Léo (Eden Dambrine) and Rémi (Gustav De Waele) are close. And since they’re both 13 years old, they have no qualms when it comes to showing their affection for each other. But they won’t be 13 forever, and as their … Continue reading CLOSE
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the 45th Denver Film Festival, with attention to Empire of Light, Women Talking, All That Breathes, Gods of Mexico, Wildcat, and Pierrot le Fou. … Continue reading
Albert Speer was Adolph Hitler’s ally and chief architect, but unlike Hermann Göring and Alfred Jodi, he was not sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials. His excuse: He did not know about the crimes being committed—though he had no … Continue reading SPEER GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
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