“We’re not Twilight!” Thus protests a New Zealand vampire, confronted with a noob—bitten within the past decade—who tries to drag his exiled undead tribe into… Continue reading
I am not going to insist you should’ve heard of the local band Tennis Pro, nor be a fan, to enjoy this ersatz documentary, which… Continue reading
Once upon a time, readings were held in bookstores, not bars; dance and classical music were confined to concert halls, not performed in the street;… Continue reading
Understandably, many young artists turn to their own training (or mis-training) as a subject. Contemporary art often takes itself as a subject, much for the… Continue reading
John Grade has long made sculpture that reflects the history and origins of its source material (most often wood). He recently incorporated the salvaged lumber… Continue reading
O nce upon a time, readings were held in bookstores, not bars; dance and classical music were confined to concert halls, not performed in the… Continue reading
The waiter bicycling home from a banquet, hit by a bratty rich kid’s SUV late in the slushy December night near Milan, isn’t identified until… Continue reading
If the Oscars this year go to Eddie Redmayne for ALS (in The Theory of Everything) and Julianne Moore for Alzheimer’s here, I hate to… Continue reading
Must the great man also be a nice guy? The movies give us conflicted signals these days, from The Imitation Game (pro-crank) to Selma (dignity… Continue reading
The group show Police at Work has suddenly become more topical than curator Paula Maratea—or the dozen affiliated gallery artists—could’ve guessed. After the deaths-by-police of… Continue reading
Seen during SIFF last spring, this adaptation of Matt Smith’s 1997 stage monologue has three irresistible selling points if you’re a) Catholic, b) were raised… Continue reading
Q In flashbacks and a few fantasy sequences Tint/[Black] 25%25ATint/[Black] 25%25 A cliche, once struck, can never be unrung. Expanding his Oscar-winning 2012 short Curfew,… Continue reading
My preferred circulation path in a museum is counterclockwise, like running on a track. However, that may not be the best way to approach Live… Continue reading
I am sure, when Roberto Ando published his novel in 2012, that Italian critics cited Being There and Dave as likely influences. Now directing its… Continue reading
If you’ve been living under a rock, or just returned from vacation in the Internet-free hermit kingdom of North Korea, the biggest movie story of… Continue reading
In a filmgoing year that—turning my sourpuss-meter slightly to the right of Robert Horton’s—was less mixed than outright disappointing, Birdman was for me the most… Continue reading
No musician wants to forget the words they’re singing onstage, and one of the dirty little secrets to the endless touring of geezer rock groups—members… Continue reading
Christmas is a time for kitsch, and holiday movies usually reward us with the same sort of mass-produced sentiment, the meaning long since drained from… Continue reading
The greedy guy on a life raft who eats all the chocolate bars is surely going to die. That’s just one of the moral lessons… Continue reading
Hollywood loves a winner, and the holiday movie season is when the industry most depends on tales of uplift, inspiration, and overcoming. Summer is for… Continue reading
