An Original Imitation: Love and Art in Certified Copy
Is a copy of art valuable on its own, simply something that leads to the original, or is it evenContinue Reading
Author: Henry Baime
About Time: All We Have to Decide is What to Do with the Time That is Given Us
Richard Curtis just may be the king of the romantic comedy. Writing Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, BridgetContinue Reading
The Irishman ★★★★
Though Martin Scorsese‘s career has spanned more than half a century and across a variety of genres, the few gangsterContinue Reading
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
