In the Fall of 2011, I was in the middle of my run as programmer at the Indy Film Fest, and my curation radar was on high alert. I was seeing more movies than most people see in a decade and no matter how many came my way, I was always looking for the next best one. When I got the opportunity to ...
The Indie in the Blockbuster
Like Lincoln last year and [insert period drama here] before that, 12 Years A Slave has been an anticipated film for months and is expected to make quite a sweep come awards season. And like anyone keeping track of these things, 12 Years A Slave was on my list of films to see as soon as the ...
Life in 179 minutes
If you've heard of Blue is the Warmest Color at all, you've heard that it features a fairly explicit sex scene between our protagonist and her first girlfriend. If you've heard a little more about Blue, you've heard that the director and his actresses have been feuding in the awesome way Europeans ...
Watch This: Brooklyn Castle
I am a documentary junkie. I watch documentaries like your grandma watches her soaps - often and voraciously. A well-made documentary is one of the most compelling uses of visual storytelling, and I'm always on the hunt for a new one. Enter Brooklyn Castle. From 2012, this is not your typical ...
The pull of GRAVITY, part two
As with part one, this post most certainly includes spoilers. Please don't read on if you have even the slightest intention of seeing the film, even on Netflix in six months. It's worth going in uninitiated. In another post recently, I focused on the incredible performance of Sandra Bullock in ...