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
Tag: America
Salesman and the Broken Promise of American Capitalism
The Maysles Brothers spent decades making films which showed the mundanities and peculiarities of American life and culture, a numberContinue Reading
Seeing Through The Fog of War
The Fog of War came about after Errol Morris approached former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara for an interviewContinue Reading
On the Front Lines: The War Room
D.A. Pennebaker hardly needs an introduction for those familiar with documentaries. One of the forefathers of direct cinema, Pennebaker startedContinue Reading
The Farewell ★★★½
Processing the inevitability of a loved one’s death can often be more difficult than the grief itself and no truthContinue Reading
Stop Making Sense: The Ecstasy of Anxiety
Stop Making Sense opens with David Byrne walking onstage and placing a boombox down. Staring restlessly out into the audience,Continue 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 Vast Universe and For All Mankind
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy,Continue Reading
“I’ll See You At The Movies”: Roger Ebert and Life Itself
Without Roger Ebert, I never would have dreamed of writing about movies. Just as he was for countless others, RogerContinue Reading
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