Beyond Wishing: An Examination of Raphael Sbarge’s Documentaries
When I first watched Only In Theaters the very first thing I wanted to do after it ended was go…
Category: Film Analysis
Mother of All Shows: Spoiler-Free Review
On its official website, Mother of All Shows is described as a Mother / Daughter Traumedy, and that’s a wonderful…
Kenneth Branagh’s Dead Again Film Review
A Neo-Noir with fine performances and a fun set of twists — like only … opera can deliver. As a…
Death to Smoochy
There are three types of people in the world: people who hate Death to Smoochy, people who love Death to…
The Mysteries of a Harmless Room: Exploring Amir Motlagh’s Three Worlds.
Amir Motlagh has a knack for making films that leave me feeling moved and raw. They also challenge me to…
Pondering Amir Motlagh’s 2018 MAN in 2021
Amir Motlagh’s MAN is a beautifully shot, prescient meditation on the nature of the human experience and of connectedness in…
My Dinner with Slow Romance
An Analysis of two Conversation-driven Films: My Dinner with Andre’ and The Secret Society For Slow Romance. I knew I’d…
Lady Buds: A Documentary of the Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations of Six Women in Cannabis
The scope of Lady Buds is deceptively simple — it is the story of six women entering the legal cannabis…