Written by Eric Zhu "...tensions surface in the merit ceremonies, where some temples have been refashioned to appeal to a modern audience and nearly all leverage spirituality as a means to earn donations. At the second temple, a monk stresses … Continue reading.
Written by Eric Zhu "Many cinema-goers, even serious cinephiles, have little context for avant-garde cinema. It’s easy to understand the impetus behind a documentary like "Barbara Forever," which provides a rare introduction to a towering figure in the field."… Continue reading.
Written by Eric Zhu "Dominga Sotomayor’s "La Perra" is both perfectly judged and ravishingly beautiful. Set on a remote island in the South of Chile, the film is situated within a community of seaweed harvesters, one of whom, Silvia, has … Continue reading.
Written by Eric Zhu "In a better world, we’d have many more independent films like Zach Weintraub’s "Assets & Liabilities." This is a film that’s formalist but not over-directed, funny and anxious, but not solipsistic. It’s set in a specific … Continue reading.
Written by Eric Zhu "The evocation of 16mm, which once seemed inextricable from Benning’s blue-collar class background, has an obvious connection to these hollowed-out landscapes. These resonances are enhanced by..."… Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "Adaptations of George R. R. Martin’s work have been, historically, uneven. “Game of Thrones” works for at least four seasons as a television series, but fundamentally fails to understand the thematic thrust of Martin’s “A Song … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "Lord and Miller, after being away for 12 years, have made an exceptionally broad and watchable film with a star (Ryan Gosling) whose affability and vulnerability find a serviceable home in..."… Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "“Lord Snow” lets us take our time, smell the roses, and is all the better for it. With each episode, we grow closer to the characters and the world becomes more understandable; luckily, Benioff and Weiss … Continue reading.
Written by Livvy O'Brien "The star of the film might just be the Baker house itself, a space that feels so authentically cluttered and lived-in. The walls are a curated gallery of the children’s paintings and artwork and the windows … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao "Kerr is a hulking man, mainly torso, who spoke softly and thought deeply - the antithesis of the macho confident image that you would associate with a man of his size, or, in this case, the … Continue reading.
