LEAVE NO TRACE: ONE OF THIS YEAR’S BEST
Debra Granik is an exceptional filmmaker. Her output is small but each film is resolute and genuine. Her latest, Leave No Trace, maintains the high standards she set with Down to the Bone, which introduced us to Vera Farmiga, and Winter’s Bone, which…
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO
Sicario sneaked up on moviegoers and critics alike in the latter part of 2015, earning excellent reviews and ultimately finding its audience online. This sequel reunites two of its stars (Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro) and boasts a script…
REMEMBERING HARLAN ELLISON
I will never, ever forget how I first met celebrated science-fiction author Harlan Ellison. I was attending a morning showing of James Cameron’s breakthrough movie The Terminator in 1984, and signing in with the publicist on duty. When Harlan…
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This post is a part of our New Voices Section. Written by Amarú Moses. How many of you all have a stupid yet amazing inside joke/game/thing that you and your friends still do ‘til this day. I know my…
You Were Never Really Here Explores Trauma and the Painful Ties It Binds
This post is a part of our New Voices Section. Written by Garrett Eberhardt. You Were Never Really Here follows Joe (Joaquin Phoenix), a veteran turned contract investigator/killer with a specialty in the tracking of missing girls. After taking…
THE TALE
This post is a part of our New Voices Section. Written by Hannah Hoolihan. I was originally going to see The Tale during my quick trip to Sundance but was unable to attend. I patiently waited to see if…
There’s No Place Like Home: Disobedience (2017)
This post is a part of our New Voices Section. Written by CJ Sheu. Lesbian sexuality on the big screen can be a fraught endeavor. In an art form that has traditionally rendered the male gaze, it takes intentional…
