Smartphones and Death
Earlier this month noted political blogger Andrew Sullivan had an essay in New York Magazine, where he talked about leaving the Internet and social media for his health. Sullivan talks about our recent change...
Category: film
Satanic Panic at the Highball
I’m all for bar games, but the new “Satanic Panic” room at the Highball in Austin, Texas may be a bit too far. Unveiled as part of Fantastic Fest, the room will be continue...
Blair Witch for Modern Times
A lot of horror films are all about the struggles of those left behind, as the survivors of whatever “big bad” is picking them off one by one. The new Blair Witch film...
Feasting on “The [P]re-chewed Meat of Culture”: On Children, Relevance, and “Robinson Crusoe” in A Preview Screening of “The Wild Life”
Thanks to @lordbyron080808 for taking a look at a new film from his unique perspective! As a 48-year-old single, childless, movie critic sitting alone in a darkened theater at 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning,...
Black Like Me, Part II, Hollywood Strikes Back: The Problems of Nostalgia and Colonial Revisionism in “The Legend of Tarzan”
Thanks to @lordbyron080808 for taking a look at a new film from his unique perspective! Last month I reviewed the Matthew McConnaughey Civil War drama, “Free State of Jones,” and I tried to convince readers...
You Gotta Break A Few Eggs:” Woody Allen’s “Café Society
I’m extremely proud to present a look at the new Woody Allen movie “Cafe Society” from @lordbyron080808! Enjoy! “You Gotta Break A Few Eggs:” Woody Allen’s “Café Society” As Autobiography And A...
Black Like Me: Free State of Jones
Thanks to @lordbyron080808 for taking a look at a new film from his unique perspective! Black Like Me: Free State of Jones,” Eric Foner’s “Reconstruction,” and the Transformation of the Hollywood “White Savior” Complex Have...
The Neon Demon: Pretty But Vacant
It’s not often that you get a movie that is both “too much” and “not enough” at the same time. The new film from Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) “The Neon Demon” is that. As...
Too Late: An Unusual Indie Film Masterpiece
I slipped into a screening of TOO LATE on a whim at Fantastic Fest last year. I wasn’t expecting much, after all hearing that a film is shot in five “one take” events on...
Are We Entering The Era of The Best Stop Motion Animation?
(Above are some photos of the Anomalisa Q&A at Fantastic Fest 2015. Charlie Kaufman is the dude in the tie.) With this release of the stop motion video for Radiohead’s “Burn the Witch,”...
