Repo Woman
Possessor by Hope Madden It’s been eight years since Brandon Cronenberg swam familiar family waters with his feature debut, Antiviral. He is back with another cerebral, body-conscious fantasy thriller and…read more →
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Gonna Shout It Everyday
The Glorias by Hope Madden “The path up is always a jagged line.” Gloria Steinem always could articulate the struggle toward progress. Filmmaker Julie Taymor certainly understands that sometimes the…read more →
Do the Work
Scare Me by Hope Madden Writer’s block—it is a common theme in all writing, especially horror. Think about The Shining, for example. Fred (writer/director/star Josh Ruben) certainly is. And at…read more →
Mr. Lonely
Kajillionaire by Hope Madden Can a film be absurd without really being cynical? That might be the miracle of Miranda July, who mixes heartbreak and humor like no one else.…read more →
Aging Disgracefully
The Paper Tigers by Hope Madden “You look like a fat, Asian Mr. Rogers.” That’s not how any middle-aged man wants to be described, least of all a man who…read more →
Unexpected Turns
The Swerve by Hope Madden Life takes unexpected turns, no matter how tirelessly you prepare. Writer/director Dean Kapsalis explores a horrific side of this notion in his confident feature debut,…read more →
Make America Great Again
Antebellum by Hope Madden and George Wolf The past is not dead. It’s not even past. That Faulkner quote gets a lot of action in writers/directors Gerard Bush and Christopher…read more →
Secret Garden
The Garden Left Behind by Hope Madden Newcomer Charlie Guevara charms in Flavio Alves’s drama The Garden Left Behind with a bittersweet performance as Tina, an undocumented Mexican trans woman…read more →
A Darkness in the Light
Luz: The Flower of Evil by Hope Madden As colorful as a dream, Juan Diego Escobar Alzate’s feature film debut Luz: The Flower of Evil looks like magic and brims…read more →