Rich Hill, Missouri, is a small town of less than 1400 located about 90 minutes south of Kansas City. The town’s citizens are a mixture of the working class and the poverty stricken, but they hold on to hope. A new documentary, simply called Rich Hill, paints a picture of the town as seen through […]
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LA Film Fest: ‘Caterpillar’ (‘Kyatapirâ’) (d. Wakamatsu Kōji, 2010)
One of the most satisfying things about film festivals can be the sidebar of retrospectives or, in the case of the LA Film Festival, the intermittent “Films That Got Away”. There was only one such this year, but it was a good one – Wakamatsu Kōji’s follow-up to United Red Army (2007), and his penultimate […]
‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Delivers Plenty Of Ape Action
There is plenty of action in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and it all culminates with one of the greatest final showdowns to ever grace a movie screen.
‘Snowpiercer’ Is Smart Sci-Fi World Building Executed Well
Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer nails how to build a sci-world amongst great action and strong performances.
LA Film Festival: ‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’ (d. John Ridley)
Jimi: All Is By My Side is a film with multiple problems serious enough that the couple of very good things it has going for it stand little chance of compensating. As written and directed by 12 Years A Slave scribe John Ridley, the narrative sets off down familiar musical biopic lane: musician discovered; gains […]