Events
The Great Sundance Crush(es)
By Diana Drumm In trying to keep up the pretense of being a proper film writer, I attempted to come up with a list of favorite and/or best performances (sometimes mutually exclusive, if we’re being […]
Michael Fassbender
Events
Sundance: Creative Madness Dethroned in Frank and Listen Up Philip
A writer sits down at their typewriter with horn-rimmed eyeglasses sliding down their nose, a cigarette behind their right ear and a tumbler of Scotch within arm’s length. They type a few words, typical nonsense […]
Movies
Not in its Nature: Ridley Scott’s The Counselor
Many films gamble enjoyment on finding the supposed ‘perfect cinematic formula.’ Employ a veteran director? Check. Base the film off a popular book by Cormac McCarthy? Check. Stock film with Oscar winners, nominees, and hopefuls? […]
Movies
The Horror is in the History: Steve McQueen’s 12 YEAR’S A SLAVE
Editor’s note: This review contains spoilers. About halfway into director Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave there is a moment of profound serenity: the Louisiana bayou is seen on a stunning, bright day; wind rustles through […]