The Japanese classic 'Life of Oharu' is newly available from the Criterion Collection.
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Movie 43’
Each segment is made by different people, and they feel like they fall across the spectrum, from the absurdly hilarious, to the confusingly weird, to the just plain gross
Read More »LA Film Fest: ‘My Stolen Revolution’
Nahid Persson Sarvestani's very personal film about the aftermath and consequences of the 1979 Iranian revolution.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Stories We Tell’
Only art can move a person in a way that’s impossible to put into words without falling short.
Read More »LA Film Fest: When (Creative) Worlds Collide
On June 23, 2013, at the LA Film Fest worlds collided.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Man of Steel’
The drama at the beginning is compelling, by the end there’s just too damn much going on, and it becomes truly mind-numbing.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘World War Z’
Scenes throughout are forget-to-breathe intense, and what more could you ask for in a big budget summer zombie spectacle?
Read More »LA Film Fest: ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’
An outlaw escapes from prison to find the wife and the daughter he’s never met in this intimate film-noir.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: “Quartet”
A funny, intelligent movie about friendship, art and love whose cast happens to be senior citizens.
Read More »Movie Review: “Man of Steel” (Barnett)
If you are all about the CGI, then go for it. Otherwise, it's a waste of time and money.
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