I love Wong Kar-Wai. He captures what it means to be human so well. He can nail the full depth of feeling and bring you to a place that can only be described as achingly human – beautiful, painful, feeling. … Continue reading →
The Masters of Horror series came up in discussion after I wrote about Incident On and Off a Mountain Road. The inevitable happened: a talk about why Takashi Miike’s installment, Imprint, was not aired. It was labeled controversial, and I … Continue reading →
A question that’s been coming up in some circles lately is whether or not polyamorous marriage will be allowed now that same-sex marriage has been legalized. A staggering amount of people don’t realize what that is, or have it some … Continue reading →
The first edition of the Sploid Short Film Festival is upon us, which means that there will be some interesting little nuggets of gold available to us in the name of friendly competition. I found this one and immediately thought, … Continue reading →
I know, this one isn’t technically a movie. However, I’m really surprised that just about every person I meet has been putting off watching this one – they mean to watch, they hear good things, blah blah blah. Bottom line: … Continue reading →
I like Cemetery Man; really, I do. Michele Soavi has an eye for color (that seems to be a running theme of Italian cinema). It has a humor and style that’s always appealed to me. The shot of Valentina’s glass … Continue reading →
Full disclosure: I was going to write something lovely about how Blue Is the Warmest Colour explores the heady experience of falling in love, how it takes a long look at someone’s same-sex experience, and how it honestly deals with … Continue reading →
My good friend, Jeremy Thompson, is an artist and photographer (and a pretty good one on both counts). He’s always paraphrasing a commencement speech Neil Gaiman gave: make more art. No matter what, Jeremy is always making art, because the … Continue reading →
Walking past a Hallmark store this past weekend, I was more than a little surprised to see a blazing Christmas display. Front and center, a huge tree with ornaments. All it was missing was a spotlight. In JULY. Now I … Continue reading →
I recently found out that Bai Ling is 48 years old. FORTY-EIGHT. Vampire, I tell you. Which makes it all the more fitting that she played a woman in her sixties that appears to be barely-30 in Dumplings, an offering … Continue reading →
