Killer Style
Deerskin by Hope Madden What makes a good midlife crisis? What gives it swagger? Physicality? Style? Maybe a little fringe? Deerskin. Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) is Georges, a…read more →
Archive For April, 2020
Ways to Be Wicked
The Wretched by Hope Madden A tidy opening sets the stage, spilling enough beans to prepare you for the full tale while creating an atmosphere of genuine horror. Some excellent…read more →
Night of the Living
Blood Quantum by Hope Madden It’s 1981 on the Red Crow Indian reservation and white people have lost their damn minds. Since it is 1981, no way they know it’s…read more →
I Can’t Go Out – Week of April 28
The time will come within weeks that we have no post-theatrical releases to discuss. How insane is that? Until then, you can pass the time with two early 2020 releases…read more →
For Art’s Sake
Beyond the Visible – Hilma af Klint by Hope Madden Film pioneer Alice Guy Blache and contemporary art ground-breaker Yayoi Kusama were copied, hidden and disregarded by the predominantly male…read more →
Bite Club
Bit by Hope Madden There is something appealing to the glam trainwreck that is Bit, Brad Michael Elmore’s anti-Twilight. An angsty adolescent fresh from high school graduation voice overs: “You…read more →
Dishonor Among Thieves
The Wild Goose Lake by Brandon Thomas A vicious fight breaks out between rival gangs. Chairs fly. Knives are pulled. A spectator takes a bite of a pickle. A man…read more →
Born in a Small Town
Pahokee by George Wolf If you’re the parent of a current high school senior, you’ll find some extra poignancy in Pahokee, an observational doc that follows four small town Florida…read more →
The Outsiders
To the Stars by Rachel Willis Small town Wakina, Oklahoma in the 1960’s is about as dreary as you might expect. Despite many lamenting the “good old days,” director Martha…read more →