Amalia Ulman’s “El Planeta” plays out like the mid-90’s American Indies that featured television-like screen transitions. It is not just a mere throwback but also a way to announce that Ulman is…
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Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin, and Ray Ashley’s influential American indie movie Little Fugitive (1953) has a very thin story-line. The narrative centers around two brothers living in Brooklyn with their single, working…
One of the greatest films of the 90s, Léon (also known as Léon: The Professional) is a downright gripping, thoroughly entertaining & wholly satisfying action thriller that’s intense right off the bat,…
In Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets, Charlie – the straight, nice-guy, to-be gangster protagonist of the film holds his hand over a burning candle questioning the pains of hellfire. It’s quietly evident and…
Making excellent use of available resources and well aware of its limitations, Good Time makes every single minute of its runtime count and is intense from the very beginning. Featuring a no-nonsense…
“I feel like your 20s are all about hope, and then your 30s are all about realizing how dumb it was to hope” Stand-up comedian, actor & filmmaker Mike Birbiglia made a…