Advertisements There is something in every atheist itching to believe, and something in every believer itching to doubt. Writer Mignon McLaughlin explored this idea in The Second Neurotic’s Notebook, which has become a roadmap of sorts for my interpretations of the world…
« read »Advertisements A crocodile’s corpse is not something I ever thought I would have sympathy for — but then again, I never thought he’d do it, he being a man world-worn and toothpick-thin. A better student of anatomy would be able to chart…
« read »Advertisements After a storied career creating two entries in cult classic Cartoon Saloon’s “Irish folklore trilogy” — including the Oscar-nominated Wolfwalkers, the subject of our interview — screenwriter Will Collins speaks with a surprisingly youthful conviction about the power of storytelling. His…
« read »Advertisements A two-minute curiosity, an exercise in illumination — Time Life Volume 15. Monument to a Period of Time in Which I Lived is a fascinating look at temporary space. As a candle burns down to the end of its wick, we…
« read »Advertisements A film that feels necessary to witness on a big screen is a rare sort of magic. With his second feature, Spanish director Gabriel Azorín sought to create that special alchemy. Though at times Last Night I Conquered the City of…
« read »Advertisements There is a single honeyed thread woven throughout the subdued quiet of Drunken Noodles — quite literally. In every change of “act” (which is also a change of lover), there is a title screen. An older man appears from behind, and…
« read »Advertisements Tigers Can Be Seen in the Rain is a languid exploration of temporal space. Using ambient film taken on the streets of urban Montreal — alongside voice messages and images from what seems to be a life well-lived — Colombian writer-director…
« read »Advertisements The magnificence of writer-director Ben Rivers’ latest offering, Mare’s Nest, is entirely in its willingness to hope. In this delightful fable, childhood becomes a universe unto itself, where the greatest hopes of the best of us are met with open arms,…
« read »Advertisements Duwayne Dunham’s career is storied across mediums. In film, he’s built a lifelong creative partnership with some of the greats, and his editing hand has touched some of the biggest films of a generation: beginning as an assistant editor on Star…
« read »Advertisements I’ve spent the last two years cradled in a small mountain town in the Pyrenees, the land that forged the blood of my ancestors. I swear they whisper to me at night, half-smoke and half-memory, and for a person who has…
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