Steve James’ Life Itself is a documentary based on film critic Roger Ebert’s autobiography. Audiences are taken on the journey of a man who truly loved (and understood) film as an art. We’re taken through every step of his life, up until his devastat …Read more

With New York’s Film Forum presenting a restored version of The Beatles film A Hard Days Night (1964) from July 4-17, it’s time we took a look back at some of the world’s best music films and documentaries.  Here are ten must-sees: 1. This Is Spinal …Read more

The lives of two troubled individuals, each with their own tragic pasts, intertwine in the jagged, desolate landscapes of rural Turkey. The first protagonist is Nihat, portrayed with brilliant subtlety by Olgun Semsek; he is a man who is constantly h …Read more

Ventura, California, 2005. Ten years after playing in 90’s hits movies such as Independence Day, Never Been Kissed, and Detroit Rock City, Giuseppe Andrews lives with his father in the Ramona Trailer Park in Ventura, California… and he makes movies. …Read more

Mixing genres is all the rage these days, but it’s too often done in a haphazard, superficial way that improves the marketing pitch rather than the finished film. Too rarely do we see films mix genres at the structural level of the film, allowing the …Read more

The crew of The Last Season, a film by Sara Dosa, began shooting without a distinct purpose. Shot in the summer of 2011 in Chemult, Oregon (population 135), we see the small community balloon as a troupe of outsiders are drawn for the annual mushroom …Read more

As they sit in Union Square, watching the never-ending drama of New York City unfold before them on a summer night, Dan (Mark Ruffalo) tells Gretta (Keira Knightley) that what he loves most about music is its ability to take something banal and inves …Read more

Hollywood can be downright cheesy at the best of times; with it’s overzealous plot lines, unfathomable stunts, nauseating romantic connections and serendipitous coincidences. Some rom-com’s can be so overdone and picture perfect it’s almost enough to …Read more

“Snowpiercer” tells a unique version of the typical dystopian future genre of sci-fi. An experiment to reverse global warming works too well, resulting in a new ice age that brings humanity to the brink of extinction. The survivors live aboard a mass …Read more

White actor Jim Sturgess played an Asian character amidst criticism in “Cloud Atlas,” this role generated nothing near the media circus that “Dancing with the Stars’” Julianne Hough created with her blackfaced, “Orange is the New Black” Halloween cos …Read more