The Irishman ★★★★
Though Martin Scorsese‘s career has spanned more than half a century and across a variety of genres, the few gangsterContinue Reading
Author: Henry Baime
The Brilliance of Simplicity in Under the Skin
In the days before my writing of this piece, I was lucky enough to attend a talk Martin Scorsese gaveContinue Reading
Motherless Brooklyn ★★★
Nearly two decades after his directorial debut Keeping the Faith, Edward Norton has returned to direct, write, produce, and starContinue Reading
Not The Wicker Man with the Bees!
The fear of the unknown is a driving force behind many horror films but, where many find that fear inContinue Reading
Horror is for The Birds
Birds petrify me. I know there’s not much of a reason for that fear but the screeches they make, theContinue Reading
Nosferatu: Silent Monsters and Noisy Legal Battles
Though nearing the hundredth anniversary of its release, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is not only the seminal work ofContinue Reading
The Art of Self-Defense ★½
From the classical heroes of Greek myths to the archetypal western protagonist, there has always been a predominant concept ofContinue Reading
A Hidden Life ★★★½
In every war, there are those who fight and those who do not. While film, and artistic depictions of warContinue Reading
The Last Black Man in San Francisco ★★★
San Francisco has always been a city looking forward, trying its hardest to push California, the United States, and theContinue Reading
