I Know What You Did Last Summer review – cramped…
After 30 years, fans can breathe a sigh of relief – Julie James and Ray Bronson are back! Now, “Who are Julie James and Ray Bronson…and what
Smurfs review – a drab exercise in IP filler…
We started, in 2011, with the pop singer-songwriter Katy Perry stepping into the pearly-white high-heels of that most coveted role in the world of animated
Friendship review – The Wario to I Love You Man’s…
Making friends is hard. It’s even harder as an adult – while the media laments the ongoing “male loneliness epidemic”, many men and women are still reckoning
A report from the bleeding edge of non-fiction…
Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz has a diary entry that I think about frequently – one of my favorites in literature. On a Wednesday in 1953, pertaining to a peculiar
Athina Rachel Tsangari: ‘It’s about how easily…
The playful surrealism of Greek writer/director Athina Rachel Tsangari’s 2012 second feature, Attenberg, landed her on the map of filmmakers to watch, while also providing a curious
Harvest review – remarkably compelling work
As much as British cinema loves a period drama, for whatever reason the trials and tribulations of peasants get a lot less screentime than the aristocracy. In
Long Hot Summer: The mythos of the pool on screen
Later on, we see Ned teaching a little boy to swim in an empty pool, the water having been drained over safety concerns. Upon witnessing the
The Other Way Around review – a new type of…
You almost can’t quite believe that someone hadn’t had this idea before: a well-to-do creative couple living in a cosy Madrid apartment decide that they want to
Superman | Pavements + Alex Ross Perry | Superman And The Mole Men (1951)
On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss James Gunn’s Superman reboot and talk to Alex Ross Perry about his experimental music documentary Pavements. Finally,
Pavements review – a trailblazing docufiction…
It’s been six years since indie darling Alex Ross Perry whet his band-movie palette with the odious ace Her Smell. Ever since, the writer/director/producer has