Thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s latest, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Continue reading
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Every April, tiny flowers spread like confetti across the blackjack hills of Oklahoma. This is Osage Territory—land carved out and granted to the Osage Nation in the 19th century after they were forced out of Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas. Here … Continue reading KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
JOAN BAEZ: I AM A NOISE
If you love folk music, you know Joan Baez. If you don’t love folk music, then you might know a couple of Baez songs, that she spent some crucial years around Bob Dylan, marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, … Continue reading JOAN BAEZ: I AM A NOISE
Perfect Days: Previewing the 2023 Denver Film Festival
It’s the most common question you get as a film critic: “What’s good?” Variants include: “What do you like?” “What excites you?” “What should I see?” And if you’ve asked me any one of those in the past two months, … Continue reading Perfect Days: Previewing the 2023 Denver Film Festival
From goths to cannibals, TCM to Netflix, there are plenty of place to catch horror this October. Continue reading
Free of Pretension; Full of Exploration: Previewing the 2023 Boulder Jewish Film Festival
Now in its second decade, the Boulder Jewish Film Festival is trying something new. “The reality of programming is that I don’t get to invite the movies that are out there; I have to deal with the movies that I … Continue reading Free of Pretension; Full of Exploration: Previewing the 2023 Boulder Jewish Film Festival
COMANCHE STATION
A man can cross over anytime he has the mind. It ain’t that easy. It ain’t that easy at all. Likable and sympathetic villains are one of the hallmarks of the Ranown Cycle, a series of westerns made on the … Continue reading COMANCHE STATION
Thoughts on The Creator and Stop Making Sense. Continue reading
STOP MAKING SENSE
The stage is empty save for one microphone and a boom box. A man in a gray suit and an acoustic guitar walks up, presses play, and a drum loop begins. The man strums the guitar and sings. The song … Continue reading STOP MAKING SENSE
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