[Review] The Forgiveness of Blood
Humanity itself is a combination of two divergent forces: reason and fury (at least that's what The Tree of Life teaches us). These are two states of being that...
Mike Anton
[Review] Putin’s Kiss
Putin's Kiss, the Sundance Festival-approved documentary on the modern state of Russia, shares similarities with its subject. Director Lise Birk Pedersen's debu...
[Review] Man On A Ledge
Man On A Ledge is a film that will be revered in Screenwriting I classes all across this great nation. Like a beacon of hope, this "action thriller" will embold...
[Review] Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
While watching War Horse, the Steven Spielberg picture whose trench warfare sequences evoked the great Stanley Kubrick film Paths of Glory, I was reminded o...
[Review] Contraband
Judging by the advertisements for Contraband, I expected to watch a half-baked actioner with big beats and little brains (let alone heart). Instead the film...
[Review] The Pill
One of the greatest lessons I received from my film school education was a tossaway bon mot from a faculty advise, upset that I didn't have time to take a ...
[Interview] Director Alex Stapleton Talks ‘Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel’
I was recently afforded the opportunity to talk to Alex Stapleton, the director of the wonderful documentary Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (...
[NYFF Review] Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
Roger Corman is an interesting character. He's a provocateur, a goof, a "schlockmaster," a great assembler of talent, an independent film legend, an interna...
[NYFF Review] Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
You can find Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory at the rarefied juncture where reality and art meet, with each pulling the other to form something greater than simp...
[NYFF Review] Tahrir
The most striking emotion you experience watching Tahrir, the cinéma vérité-styled documentary directed and filmed by Stefano Savona, is joy. And not just w...
