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
From the birth of talking pictures in the late 1920s to the emergence of the European New Wave and rising counter-culture in the ’60s, Hollywood studio movies dominated the American market. We now broadly define these movies as Classic Hollywood, … Continue reading ALLIED
Although America did not invent animation, it certainly has dominated it for over a century. Japan has tried and very nearly succeeded to take the crown, but the one-two punch of Disney/Pixar is too much to contest, and many times … Continue reading APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD
2014, like any year prior to it, was a magnificent year for moviegoing. Granted, there were the duds, the sequels, the franchises, and, once again, a Michael Bay Transformers movie took the number one spot at the box office, but they … Continue reading 2014: A Year of Moviegoing
From jean to shining jean Proper cinema doesn’t highlight the differences that separate us, but the things that connect us. Blue Gold is one of those documentaries. It works hard to show us how tradition and culture can spread across … Continue reading Starz Denver Film Festival: Day 10–12
Two sisters have left Poland and joined the huddled masses seeking the freedom that America offers. Their quest will not be an easy one, as one of the sisters, Magda (Angela Sarafyan), has tuberculosis and must be quarantined. The other … Continue reading THE IMMIGRANT
Michael J. Cinema 