TV FOR EVERYONE: ‘QUEEN SUGAR’
Three siblings endure and enjoy the paths of their lives as they separate and intersect in this addictive new series created by Ava DuVernay (Selma, Middle of Nowhere). One sister is a high-powered attorney balancing work,…
‘THE RUINS OF LIFTA’ OFFERS FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The Ruins of Lifta offers a thoughtful, multi-layered depiction of contemporary Israeli-Palestinian relations, now playing in New York and Los Angeles. Once upon a time, Lifta was a small village located by the western entrance to…
TV Review: Stranger Things (2016)
A lot has already been said about the Duffer Brothers’ sci-fi hit Stranger Things—connecting its ’80s setting to such films as Goonies, Stand By Me and E.T.—and its addictive, what-is-that-sinister-organization-up-to plot line. Unless I missed something,…
Soundtrack Review: The Red Balloon (1956) / Le Voyage en Ballon (1960)
There must be actors who only wish they could move audiences to tears the way the balloon did in this classic, Oscar-winning short by Albert Lamorisse. It was a staple of classrooms (where I first saw…
Fire up Those Projectors
35mm film is not dead, despite what you may have heard. It has high-profile supporters including Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan. For it to survive, however, there must be an infrastructure to support it and people who know how…
