The Greatest Suspension of Disbelief – A Film Review of ‘The Imposter’
Agatha Christie, the grandmother of mystery fiction, couldn’t have written it better. The Imposter, a first feature by Bart Layton is what fiction dreams are made of. The only predicament is that not...
View ArticleCreative Revolution or Mediocre Pollution – A Film Review of Press, Pause, Play
We live in a world where if you have an internet connection you can be a star. In 2011, The House of Radon, a creative agency from Stockholm, Sweden recognized this swelling cultural shift in our...
View ArticleUnfit Father – Son Bonding – A Film Review of ‘Klown’
We can thank Larry David and the writers of Curb Your Enthusiasm for setting the faux pas slash awkward moment bar so high it is near impossible to have a socially unacceptable incident these days...
View ArticleSo Close, Yet So Very Inexplicably Far – A Film Review of ‘The Bothersome Man’
Maybe it’s the imminent decent of cold weather on the east coast or the controversial holiday stir that is rising out of a soon to be gender neutral Sweden, but Scandinavia seems to be everywhere I...
View ArticleTo Pabst, Cazals and Apathy – A Film Review of ‘The Comedy’
Be forewarned, the descriptor title of Rick Alverson’s ‘The Comedy’ is largely a misnomer. The film may boast a comedian as its front man and there is a chance that if you like black comedy (and I...
View ArticleThe Elegant Touch of Food Affection – A Film Review of ‘A Matter of Taste:...
There are two types of people in this world – those who can control themselves around food and those who cannot. I happen to be one of the joyful gluttons who cannot. In an ideal world, my voracious...
View Article(Re)Build Your Dreams – A Film Review of Detropia
Years ago, I read an article about a handful of artists and entrepreneurs, who had re-appropriated industrial squat space and neglected mansions into studios and art galleries. The ‘who’ and ‘when’...
View ArticleHold Your Breath – A Film Review of ‘Voice Over’
Admittedly, there have been moments in my life when I have lead a causal game of “Would You Rather” in a politically incorrect and permissive environment. My invented questions lump implausible on top...
View ArticleWounded Deers – Film Review of ‘Fawns’
I first found Fawns while I was busy looking for something else, and it has since proved to be a lesson for me on managing my expectations. Ironically, I had impatiently been waiting for The Fourth...
View ArticleAlluring Love – A series of attractive videos by The Kooples
The Kooples, is a French based fashion house the designs apparel meant to be worn in tandem with your partner as a well-coordinated couple. Designs are inter-changeable and at times genderless. The...
View ArticleNoi is the Loneliest Number – A Film Review of ‘Nói albinói’
There are three identities that come to mind when I think of Iceland. One is of the vast and breathtaking landscape, which is so obscenely grand it is almost supernatural. The second is the capital of...
View Article‘Come to Harm’ a new short film by Borkur Sigthorsson
On the other side of the county, in the capital Reykjavik, Icelanders that were affected by the financial crisis came to inspire Come to Harm by director/photographer Borkur Sigthorsson. Come to Harm...
View ArticleFilm Art: Neil Kellerhouse
We’ve all said those three powerful words when deciding which film to watch: “This looks (insert negative or positive adjective here).” Whatever adjective finishes that short sentence decides the fate...
View ArticleSociopathic Pop Misfits – A Film Review of ‘Spring Breakers’
What do you get when you mix teenage starlets and pop sensations with America’s most enigmatic independent filmmaker? The answer is Spring Breakers, the neon-blazing, experiential, psychedelic...
View ArticleFilm Art: The posters of Akiko Stehrenberger
Before any discussion of the poster for Funny Games ensues, I must emphasize that the German turned American film, by Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, is without a doubt a terrifying, horror movie....
View Article‘Stranded’ by Sitka
Life can get hectic, and sometimes I wish being stranded on a desert island was an option… for like, a weekend. I would catch-up on some reading, get a tan, think about life, maybe play some cards. In...
View ArticleOn the Fringe of Genre – A Film Review of ‘Upstream Color’
Thoughtful filmmakers intent on making engaging experimental films in today’s cinematic climate are fearless. Only a handful of filmmakers, able to uncover the balance between formal abstraction and...
View ArticleIsn’t It Femmantic? – A Film Review of ‘Frances Ha’
I have a problem with the word platonic. It defines something that is way more interesting than what it seems to be. Male friendships have now become widely accepted as a ‘Bromances’, yet the bond...
View ArticlePolygamy Meets God in L.A. – A Film Review of ‘The Source Family’
Apparently, the Age of Aquarius has been in full swing since 2012, and as you can see, it has had a great effect on all of us. Well, not me. Not even a little bit actually. But I also don’t belong to...
View ArticleInvisible Artists – A Preview of ‘Sign Painters’
My theory about signage and typography has been proven true countless times. It predicts that no matter how perfect a new business is set-up, if they use a questionable font for their signage, the...
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