If you have not seen Frank, stop at the end of this paragraph and go see it. Do not check IMDB, watch a trailer, or read any reviews or publicity materials for the film, just go see it. The rest of this article will deal with a spoiler that is not really a spoiler, because […]
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The Vulgar Genius Of The Hilarious ‘Wetlands’
Author’s Note: The mature nature of what is about to follow calls for a warning to be put in place. This review will contain foul language, and words not used in polite conversation. If you prefer to remain sheltered, ignorant, or just don’t much care for the vulgar, move on now. Otherwise, proceed with […]
‘Rich Hill’ Shows The Hopefulness And Heartbreak Of Three Downtrodden Teenagers In Middle America
Rich Hill, Missouri, is a small town of less than 1400 located about 90 minutes south of Kansas City. The town’s citizens are a mixture of the working class and the poverty stricken, but they hold on to hope. A new documentary, simply called Rich Hill, paints a picture of the town as seen through […]
LA Film Fest: ‘Caterpillar’ (‘Kyatapirâ’) (d. Wakamatsu Kōji, 2010)
One of the most satisfying things about film festivals can be the sidebar of retrospectives or, in the case of the LA Film Festival, the intermittent “Films That Got Away”. There was only one such this year, but it was a good one – Wakamatsu Kōji’s follow-up to United Red Army (2007), and his penultimate […]
‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Delivers Plenty Of Ape Action
There is plenty of action in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and it all culminates with one of the greatest final showdowns to ever grace a movie screen.