Red Army
Documentary director Gabe Polsky, one of the producers of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, conceptualized Red Army, it …
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New Documentary Explores What It Means to be a Working Artist
The criterion of success for artists has always been more complex than for most other professions. Starting off, there is …
‘Still Alice’ Captures the Fading of a Significant Light
A new study by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University, …
Local Festival Offers Unified and Universal Narratives
Audiences outside the scope of the mainstream studio system are sometimes forced to wander along the margins in search of …
Overcoming ‘A Most Violent Year’
Two ideas came to mind as I prepared to critically grapple with A Most Violent Year, the new film from …
Black or White
What we’re talking about when we talk about race depends on our individual perspectives, but it is not the talking …
Watching and Interpreting the Lives of Others
The prestige season of 2014-15 at regional multiplexes and art house theaters has offered audiences an esteemed honor roll of …
The Future is Now: A Sneak Peek at the Year
As a critic or cultural commentator, you are required to turn the page, flip the switch, or do whatever you …
The Top 10 Films of 2014
What you see is what you get, so the saying goes, and that sentiment certainly applies to this year’s list …
The Imitation Game
Morten Tyldum’s new biopic, The Imitation Game, was a crowd-pleaser at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival; one of an …
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