A Slightly Obsessed Halloween Special!
The days shorten, the shadows of night creep ever earlier, and the first chill is felt on the evening breeze. The leaves...
At 25, Spike Lee's Controversial Classic Is As Relevant As Ever
DIRECTOR: SPIKE LEE/1989
Twenty-five years ago, Spike Lee was a new face (just look at h...
A Labor Day Special!
DIRECTED BY JOHN SAYLES/1987
“Now, they got you fightin’ white against colored, native against foreign, hollow against hollow, when you...
Documentary on Christianity attempts the impossible and (spoiler!) fails
DIRECTOR: ARAM GARRIGA/2014
A movie review should be about the movie, not the revi...
"Teen Romance" Transcends With Tale of Love in the Face of Death
DIRECTOR: JOSH BOONE/2014
Anyone who has seen the trailer for The Fault in Our Stars know ...
A Look Back at the Previous Second Spider-Man Film
In anticipation of this weekend’s release of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, I’m taking this opportunity to repres...
Faux Girl Power and Flimsy Comedy
DIRECTOR: Nick CASSAVETES/2014
There is a moment in The Other Woman that is such a clumsy attempt at female empowerment t...
Going Behind the Shield (and S.H.I.E.L.D.) of Marvel's Latest Actioner
DIRECTED BY ANTHONY RUSSO, JOE RUSSO/2014
“After the Show” is our spoiler-friendly wa...
Last July, as part of an ongoing monthly process of intentionally seeking out noteworthy films that have fallen between my own critical cracks, I watched Willia...
Laura Dekker's Extraordinary, Solitary Dream
DIRECTOR: JILLIAN SCHLESINGER/2014/Dutch & English
Laura Dekker was an extraordinary Dutch girl who, on sc...
