Sidney Before Sidney, Denzel Before Denzel
It’s no secret — to those paying attention — that Hollywood has a race problem.…
The Scorsese Experience: Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
“Life is short.” “So are you.” All right,…
SELMA, LINCOLN, and the Two Faces of Politics
Spoilers for Selma and Lincoln follow: There has been so much furor and gnashing of…
Soundtracking #1: HEAT (1995)
The Professionals: Michael Mann’s Men
The iconic repeated image of a Michael Mann film is a man with a gun,…
ANT-MAN and the Children of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The trailer for the long-gestating Marvel superhero flick Ant-Man is now out, with millions (if…
A weekend of male ego, or: catching up with the best movies of 2014
Having finally caught up with a whole bunch of the year end’s critically acclaimed movies,…
Just Say Yes! The Politics of INHERENT VICE
You could make an entire film out of Joaquin Phoenix’s reaction shots, and Paul Thomas…
The Scorsese Experience: Italianamerican
In my last article, I called Mean Streets “a home movie with actors,” so it’s…
“Hear Me Roar” – Part 1: KLUTE
I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know…