SILENCE
My whole life has been movies and religion. That’s it. Nothing else. —Martin Scorsese It all goes back to Mean Streets: “You don’t make up for your sins in church, you did it in the streets. You do it at home. … Continue reading SILENCE
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STAR WARS IX: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
When Star Wars debuted in 1977, it was an immediate revolution of cinema and culture. Audiences voted with their wallets: This is how we want our stories delivered, and these are the stories we desire. Four decades later, Star Wars is less a cinematic … Continue reading STAR WARS IX: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
MARRIAGE STORY
It all started so well. There was love, and there was kindness. There was understanding, and there was support. And then one day, there wasn’t. The supports were taken out, kindness gave way to cordiality, and romantic love dissolved into … Continue reading MARRIAGE STORY
HOUSE OF GUCCI
What in the world is House of Gucci about? On the surface House of Gucci is inspired by the true story of the Gucci family, a one-time dynasty that fell once family members started backstabbing each other with backroom dealings and buyouts. But what … Continue reading HOUSE OF GUCCI
THE REPORT
You can’t control the world, but you can control your reaction. Reactions define the individual, and in Scott Z. Burns’ The Report, the tragic events of 9/11 caused two completely different reactions in two completely different men. It’s just that their … Continue reading THE REPORT
ANNETTE
Annette begins with a proclamation: “Breathing will not be tolerated.” What follows is meant to be taken in whole. For if you were to take it bit by bit, the whole thing would fall apart. Only totality can save Annette. Though I’m … Continue reading ANNETTE
2019: Something To Do With Death
As the saying goes, hindsight is twenty-twenty. Why death hung so darkly over my mind as I penned last year’s Best Of column, I cannot say. Maybe it was me. Maybe it was the movies. Maybe it was the Rolling … Continue reading 2019: Something To Do With Death
BLACKKKLANSMAN
Spike Lee’s latest joint, Da 5 Bloods, drops on Netflix today. His previous film BlackKklansman stands as one of his best. Do you need more than that? Of course not. From Boulder Weekly Vol. 25, No. 52, “Like clarifying history with lightning.” It’s a famous shot from … Continue reading BLACKKKLANSMAN
THE DEAD DON’T DIE
Humanity has reached a dead-end, and it’s fracking that did it. In real life, maybe, but in writer/director Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die, definitely. Fracking the polar ice caps—which doesn’t sound that far-fetched—has thrown the Earth off its axis and … Continue reading THE DEAD DON’T DIE
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