This is a cross-post with Third Coast Review. It's often said that film is the most collaborative of arts. It takes a village, so to speak, to create ninety minutes of story and visuals that move us, inspire us, scare us, entertain us. When everything comes together seamlessly, no one aspect of ...
Watch This: The Salesman
For years promoting the U.S. releases of foreign films, again and again I heard them described as "quiet." Quiet and compelling. Quiet and taut. Quiet and affecting. It's no wonder so many worthy imports fail to reach a large audience. Who wants to spend two hours watching a lot of quietness - which ...
Watch This: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
It happened this week: Blue is the Warmest Color hit Netflix streaming. I've already written how moving I found this film, what a compelling performance Adele Exarchopoulos delivers. No matter. The news that the film is now streaming on Netflix merits mentioning it yet again. The film didn't get ...
Queue This
When I try to tell people what I do, I typically have to start at the beginning. Something like... "A filmmaker makes a movie. That filmmaker wants people to see the movie. We buy the movie and release it across a bunch of different platforms - the filmmaker gets paid, and people see the movie. ...