Welcoming Andrew Spitznas to 1More Film Blog
It gives me great pleasure to welcome Andrew Spitznas to the roster of 1More Film Blog contributors. I have known Andrew for several years, mostly through the Arts & Faith forum. We shared hotel...
View ArticleLast Temptation Turns Twenty-Five
Whatever Scorsese's expectations during filming—it's worth remembering that at least one studio backed away from even making the film—he reportedly did not attend its premiere. That event, replete with...
View ArticleWhiplash (Chazelle, 2014)
There are a lot of lies in play in Whiplash (★★★★), Damien Chazelle's Oscar-nominated water-cooler fable about a music conservatory drummer (Miles Teller) and the sadistic instructor (J. K. Simmons) he...
View ArticleIn Defense of “To Kill a Mockingbird”— A Response to Roger Ebert
Who says hope can't be grounded in truth?
View ArticleSXSW 2015 — GTFO: Get the F&#% Out
For women who refuse to sit on the sidelines and let men decide what jobs they can have, what opinions they can state, or even what games they can play, threats are hardly few and far between.
View ArticleFilm History Spotlight: Max Ophuls
Max Ophuls didn't invent the tracking shot, but he may have used it more effectively than anyone else.
View Article24 Observations About The Terminator on the Eve of Genisys
If you've ever wondered how my reviews are constructed, these notes should give you glimpses into my process.
View ArticleRevenge of the Mekons (Angio, 2013)
The Mekons are bad. Like, really. honestly bad. They’ll be the first to tell you.
View ArticleThe Trial (Welles, 1962)
The parable, like the film itself, defies any solution. Like a Lewis Carroll riddle disguised as a Bible passage, it tantalizingly dangles points of interpretive entry only to reveal all entry points...
View Article“How Can I Get Screeners?”
Kenneth R. Morefield explains why, no, you cannot borrow his screener.
View ArticleFeel “Better” Movies — What to Watch When the News is Bleak
Here are five films that make me feel better when I'm feeling bad about...everything else.
View Article“Feel Better” Movies — Evan Cogswell’s List
I initially planned to balance my selection among different types of films, but then I realized the films that really help me feel better in dark times are offbeat comedies and tragic cautionary tales.
View ArticleA GLBTQ Movie Season
GLBTQ Movies Have Become More Prevalent at Festivals -- Will Mainstream Audiences Ever Embrace Them?
View ArticleMy Best Picture Choice: Spotlight
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for the Oscars this week. With the exception of the omission of Todd Haynes’s Carol (a film I wasn’t all that enthusiastic about),...
View ArticleMy Best Picture Choice: Mad Max: Fury Road
The sheer spectacle of Fury Road is almost on the scale of grand opera; it's dominated and driven forward by form and design.
View ArticleMy Best Picture Choice: Room
By any standard, Room is a film full of meaning. But compared to the other contenders for Best Picture, including Spotlight, The Big Short and The Revenant, Room possesses a singularly ambitious vision.
View ArticleThe Devil Wears Prada (Frankel, 2006) — 10 Years Later
It’s morning in Manhattan and the legion of the city’s models rise. They dress in a beautiful catalog of lingerie, skirts and stilettos and open their cabinets full of luxury makeup and eyeliner. When...
View ArticleAn Inconvenient Truth (Guggenheim, 2006) — 10 Years Later
A decade after the world's most famous documentary sent us running for the hills, Greenland hasn't broken in half, the World Trade Center Memorial site isn't underwater, and global warming hasn't...
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