& Categories Movies Reviews March 10, 2021 “The Inheritance” struggles to coalesce notions of Black liberation Ephraim Asili's Godard-inspired treatise on Black activism and community-building loses itself a bit in its artistic flair.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews October 3, 2020 “It’s Murder!”: It’s the Sam Raimi Blueprint! One of Sam Raimi's early film-school shorts is a shaggy murder mystery soaked in future promise.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies June 18, 2020 “Elephant” forced us to see the normal inside the horrific Bringing the works of Tarr and Akerman to modern America, Gus Van Sant's drama about student life around a school shooting remains a vital work.
J Categories Interviews Movies June 9, 2020 Jeffrey McHale discusses his “Showgirls” documentary “You Don’t Nomi” Director Jeffrey McHale talks about his latest documentary and his experiences with Paul Verhoeven's cult classic Showgirls.
Y Categories Movies Reviews June 8, 2020 You don’t know shit about “Showgirls” until you’ve seen “You Don’t Nomi” Jeffrey McHale explores the circuitous route the NC-17 flop took from Razzie shame to midnight fame.
& Categories Movies May 8, 2020 “Driveways” is an achingly delicate cry for empathy Andrew Ahn's sophomore film is one of the year's most understated masterworks, with a beautiful sendoff for Brian Dennehy.
& Categories Movies May 5, 2020 “Clementine” is beautifully acted, but its execution is overripe Lara Jean Gallagher's fractured tale of female friendship stumbles once it falls into thriller territory.
& Categories Movies May 3, 2020 “Bull” grabs its audiences by the horns and doesn’t let go Annie Silverstein's delicate, uncompromising drama uses the subculture of Black rodeo to paint an aching picture of loss, time and poverty.
& Categories Movies March 15, 2020 “Sophie Jones” Finds Truth in Adolescent Turmoil With a quietly assured lead and a keen sense of rhythm, Jessie Barr's debut feature announces the writer/director as a talent to watch.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies March 14, 2020 “Do the Right Thing” Remains Spike Lee’s Masterpiece Black cinema (and American cinema as a whole) hasn't been the same since the release of Spike Lee's revolutionary New York drama.
