Cléo from 5 to 7 [1962]: The Public reflection of a Self
Cléo from 5 to 7 (by Agnès Varda) follows the life of a Parisian singer named Cléo between the hours of…
I Am Heath Ledger [2017]: A Touching Portrait of a Fallen Artist
“”I Am Heath Ledger” is for the millions of fans out there who still have little drops of sadness hidden…
Lens [2017] – A Hard-Hitting Commentary on Cyber-Harassment
Arvind, one of the two central characters in the riveting drama Lens (2017), is a boldly written character in the…
Before Sunrise [1995]: A beautiful love poem
When a young filmmaker named Richard Linklater visited Philadelphia after shooting his debut film in 1989, he met a woman…
Goodbye Dragon Inn [2003] Review – A Meditative Poem on Cinema and a Type of Cinematic Experience
“Cinema is gone. The cinema I grew up with and that I’m making, it’s gone. The theater will always be…
For Your Consideration: Sita Sings The Blues [2008]
My favourite moment in Nina Paley’s audacious and wildly funny animated satire comes when the shadow puppets strip down mythical…
The Devil’s Backbone [2001]: Del Toro’s Gothic Allegory
“What is a ghost? A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and again? An instant of pain, perhaps. Something dead…
The Eagle Huntress [2016] – A Feel-Good Documentary Led by an Incredibly Charismatic Girl
The vast, pristine location of the Mongolian Altai Mountains in Otto Bell’s inspirational documentary, The Eagle Huntress [2016), looks untouched…