Famed playwright and essayist T.S. Eliot once wrote: “What is hell? Hell is oneself. Hell is alone, the other figures in it merely projections. There is nothing to escape from and nothing to escape to. One is always alone.” Whether he knows it or not …Read more
2015 marks the 40th year anniversary for Saturday Night Live and, in honor of the celebration, the year has witnessed the birth of numerous specials and documentaries highlighting the pivotal role of the show in popular culture. Since its debut, Satu …Read more
Perhaps most famously championed by directors like the Coen Brothers, the lovable failure with a heart of gold has become so common in cinema that it could almost be considered a sub-genre. I Alone, directed by Sho Tsukikawa, plays into these convent …Read more
A battered woman lies chained to a dingy bed in a decrepit cellar. Her captor, a belligerent, babbling man, enters the frame as we see glimpses of the woman struggling to grasp a concealed brick. Once he is within reach, she grabs the brick and proce …Read more
Iván Mora’s ensemble character study, Sin otoño, sin primavera (No Autumn, No Spring) is set in one of Ecuador’s largest and most densely populated cities, Guayaquil, which seams together the story of ten middle class lives, some directly connected, …Read more
Since the release of the Maysles’ 1968 documentary, Salesman, Albert Maysles has been an iconic figure in the world of cinema. Through the years Albert, along side his late brother David, have provided some of cinema’s greatest documentaries, includi …Read more
The first few years of any filmmaker’s career are exciting to watch unfold, it’s the time where a distinct style and voice has yet to be solidified, where perhaps the filmmaker is still searching for their brand. With the announcement of Who Am I-No …Read more
It is with great sadness to report that on March 5, just one night before his iconic film Grey Gardens was set to reopen to audiences — complete with a brand new 2K restoration by the Criterion Collection — documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles passed …Read more
John Huston left behind a body of work so imprinted with his style and sensibility that it is often hard to understand why critics like Andrew Sarris didn’t hail him as an auteur. It is arguable that John Huston has one of—if not the—greatest debut f …Read more
When a coordinated avalanche at a ski resort seems to spiral out of control, a family’s survival instinct kicks in. Ebba (Lisa Loven Kongsli), the family’s matriarch, rushes to her children and protects them from potential harm. When the snow particl …Read more
