I tend to be suspect of films based on comic books. Even when they’re called graphic novels. I didn’t read comic books as a kid, nor do I read them now, even if they’re called graphic novels. I want to – I want … Continue reading
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I was going to start by saying that OBVIOUS CHILD is what all independent films should strive to be, but I caught myself and realized that, in reality, it is what all films should strive to be. Genuine, believable, surprising, … Continue reading
Silent, velvety, unknown blackness is the entree to the textural mind trip that is UNDER THE SKIN. While there is most certainly a narrative arc to the film to say that it is easily discernible is an understatement. We are … Continue reading
I will defend to the death my belief that Nicolas Cage can actually act. By ‘act’ I mean present us with a reality we believe is a wholly formed, complicated person who does not resemble the facade we associate with … Continue reading