Filmmakers Make a Vibrant Film Out of One of Life's Darkest Passages
#23: Declaration of War (2013)/French
Director: Valerie Donzelli
How do you make a b...
Music Takes a Back Seat to the Rock and Roll Lifestyle
#22: The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
Director: Penelope Spheeris
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Charlize Theron Immerses Herself in a Tale of Love and Death
#21: Monster (2003)
Director: Patty Jenkins
Charlize Theron won a Best Actress Oscar for her...
A perpetual adolescent tries to drop out of adulthood entirely
#20: Laggies (2014)
Director: Lynn Shelton
Keira Knightley has done her share of costume d...
A Very Human Performer on a Bigger Than Life Tour
#19: Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
Directors: Dan Cutforth & Jane Lipsitz
I did not see this coming....
When Coming-of-Age Means Coming Out
Film #18: Pariah (2011)
Director: Dee Rees
Alike (Adepero Oduye) is a 17 year old lesbian who has had a strict Christ...
Documentary Goes Into The Belly Of LA's Early Punk Scene
Film #17: The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
Director: Penelope Spheeris
From the fall o...
An Atmospheric Boy-Meets-Undead-Girl Tale
Film #16: Near Dark (1987)
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
In 1987 a movie was released about a handsome young man wh...
"The Past Isn't Dead. It Isn't Even Past."*
Film #14: Stories We Tell (2012)
Director: Sarah Polley
One of the tasks of adulthood is to sort out what we ...
