Childhood isn’t easy for a lot of people, but for Jennifer Vogel, it was a little harder. That’s because Dad left, and Mom hit the bottle. Mom eventually cleaned herself up, but Dad never came back. He couldn’t. Shady business … Continue reading FLAG DAY
You don’t know it at first, but this is purgatory. Well, a way station might be a better description. Regardless, all the clients who arrive are deceased, and it’s up to the clerks to get them to the next place. … Continue reading AFTER LIFE (ワンダフルライフ)
The world of Candyman is all upside down and backward. As if truth can only be seen reflected. In a way, that’s what a camera lens does—it takes an image, inverts it, and captures it. And when the image is projected, things … Continue reading CANDYMAN
Though Sauron divvied out 19 rings, he only needed one. Wenwu has 10, five for each arm, and they can do just about whatever he wants: Accelerate punches, shoot energy blast, fly around the room and knock over enemies, you … Continue reading SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about two new documentaries that make for one heck of a double feature: In the Same Breath (streaming now on HBO Max) and Bring Your … Continue reading
On Jan. 1, 2020, Wuhan, China, welcomed a new year and a new decade. That same day, Chinese state media announced that eight individuals were arrested in conjunction with spreading rumors about a new form of pneumonia. Twenty-two days later, … Continue reading IN THE SAME BREATH and BRING YOUR OWN BRIGADE
The small farming town of Badger, New York has dropped dead. Yesterday, 3,000 people lived there. Today it’s a gray and ashen wasteland. Tomorrow, 49 of the dead will come back to life. Risen, written and directed by Eddie Arya, … Continue reading RISEN
Two men wait outside a church. They are armed and tasked with an assassination mission. The mark approaches, and the men leap into action, gunning their target down as he opens the doors to the chapel. Mission accomplished. The date: … Continue reading ASHES AND DIAMONDS (POPIÓL I DIAMENT)
You know the movies, you might even know the hands and minds behind them: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Putney Swoop, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Swept Away, Z. But do you know the name of the man who distributed them? Who created … Continue reading SEARCHING FOR MR. RUGOFF
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