12 Years a Slave — The Culture of Ownership
As he does in Shame and Hunger, Steve McQueen pulls no punches in 12 Years a Slave, which is one of the reasons it is…
Reviews
Blue is the Warmest Color — A Beginning, Middle, and End
Beautiful and sensual, Blue is the Warmest Color explores the various complexities of contemporary relationships.
After Tiller — Rights and Silence
After Tiller is nearly as difficult to watch as it is to write about. This 2013 documentary begins with the assassination of Dr. George Tiller,…
All is Lost — Solace and Isolation
In the last year, we’ve been privy to films starring past-their-prime legends. Films like Stand Up Guys, Last Vegas, and the upcoming Grudge Match draw…
The Broken Circle Breakdown — Tragedy and its Effects
If Blue Valentine and Antichrist had a child, The Broken Circle Breakdown would be it – without the clitorectomy and preternatural, talking fox of course….
Frozen — Debunking Love at First Sight
Frozen is the tale of two sisters, Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel). Princesses of Arendelle, they are as close as sisters can be…
Narco Cultura — Violence and the American Dream
Narco Cultura is a disturbing expose on both Narco culture and the rise of the Narco Corrido, popular songs that glamorize the drug culture and…
Frances Ha — The Oblivious Nomad
Possibly the most self-aware film of the year.
The World’s End — Monotony and the Outsider
Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s most recent collaboration, The Worlds End, is much like their previous collaborations in that it elucidates a seemingly endemic fear…
Dallas Buyers Club — Our Past and Just Outside our Borders
Dallas Buyers Club reminds us of a haunted past that persists in the present.