Set in late 1970s in South Africa, Free State is writer-director Salmon de Jager’s attempt to inject some Romeo and Juliet flair with outlawed racial love and cultural family tension. Set in late 1970s in South Africa, Free State is writer-director Salmon de Jager’s...
If by any chance you yearn for somebody who could wax poetic for a few hours about the new Super V Batman movie, Kevin Smith is pro If by any chance you yearn for somebody who could wax poetic for a few hours about the new Super V Batman movie, Kevin Smith is probably...
Certainly better late than never. Certainly better late than never. Chinese filmmaker Edward Yang’s often-cited A Brighter Summer Day is to many the holy grail of Eastern films that tragically haven’t seen the light of day in America outside of film festivals or...
The opening query of provocateur Nagasa Oshima’s political Death by Hanging is the question of “…have you actually seen an execution or an execution chamber”? The opening query of provocateur Nagasa Oshima’s political Death by Hanging is the question of “…have you...
Different shades of tragedy always seem to expound from filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen. Different shades of tragedy always seem to expound from filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen. For 30 years they’ve been enticing us with their strange but strikingly great movies that...