Films & Filmmakers in Dialogue
TWO NEW ART HOUSE RELEASES CAPTURE COMPLEX EXCHANGES By T.T. Stern-Enzi Back in 2000, Sofia Coppola emerged from the shadow …
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Ongoing Spotlight – March 15, 2016
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE [PG-13] C+ The latest JJ Abrams production, from director Dan Trachtenberg (the shorts “Kickin’” and “Portal: No …
What Happened to the Legacy of Miss Nina Simone?
Recently, in the midst of driving around, my iTunes shuffle landed on the track “Down So Low” from Chocolate Genius, …
Ongoing Spotlight – March 8, 2016
LONDON HAS FALLEN [PG-13] D+ Iranian filmmaker Babak Najafi has already made a name for himself stepping in for the …
Making a Critical Example of ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’
LOOK BEYOND THE BEARD, PEOPLE By T.T. Stern-Enzi I wish I could have simply settled into my seat Friday afternoon, …
How Big Is Gerard Butler?
It’s a legitimate question to ask as we prepare to enter the second consecutive weekend of major mainstream releases featuring …
The Broken Notes of ‘Janis: Little Girl Blue’
HEARING THE LONG-LOST VOICE OF THE HIPPIE BLUES By T.T. Stern-Enzi We have gone through phases where the musical biopics …
Ongoing Spotlight – March 1, 2016
EDDIE THE EAGLE [PG-13] B- There’s the truly loveable sense of relating to Eddie Edwards (Taron Egerton) as The Little …
