Sunday, May 11, 2025

Op-eds

Interview: Tanner Beard of the Mammoth Film Festival

Multi-hyphenate Tanner Beard is best known for his work as a prolific producer of independent films but he has also distinguished himself in other professional fields. He co-founded the Mammoth Film Festival...

Criterion Releases: October 2023

All of the films coming out this month are part of the horror/suspense genre. From the time of silent films, these stories have been part of the cycle of movies being shown...

Ruan Lingyu: Tragic Icon Of Chinese Cinema

I recently came across director Stanley Kwon’s biopic Center Stage (1991) starring Maggie Chung as an actress I had never heard of before. While this film left much to be desired, partly...

Interview with Michael A. Goorjian – Director of Amerikatsi

For filmmaker Michael A. Goorjian, Amerikatsi was a passion project of sorts. As a member of the Armenian diaspora, he found it easy to relate to the film’s protagonist and wanted an...

Op-Ed: Andersonian Grief: Anger

SAM I love you, but you don't know what you're talking about. In a Wes Anderson film, anger is shocking. There are angry, blustery characters, sure, but there's real anger, too. This anger often...

Op-Ed: Films That Go On Strike

Labor unrest is not uncommon in any category of work. It is associated with blue-collar jobs and fights with unions seen on the streets with picket lines that play out in public....

Criterion Releases: September 2023

As summer turns into fall, as film festivals begin to push out releasing movies that couldbe considered for Oscar contention, we have more and more newcomers and re-releases from Criterion. There are...

TIFF 2023: Films To Watch Out For

Following the Venice Film Festival, filmgoers and critics will be going to Toronto for the 48th Toronto International Film Festival. For North America, some of the films which are showing in Venice...

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