A compelling character study in “American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince”
Martin Scorsese, “American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince” (1978) After making his break-through films
Category: North American Films
Reviews of films made in Canada and United States including all films made by Hollywood.
Two comedy horror shorts by Martin Scorsese about self-destructive compulsions and obsessions
Martin Scorsese, “What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?” (1963)
It’s Not Just You, Murray! – a clever comedy piece by budding film director great
Martin Scorsese, “It’s Not Just You, Murray!” (1964) Made by Scorsese as a film student
Beasts of the Southern Wild: a celebration of life and hope in the struggle against catastrophe and sinister forces
Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012) Can’t be very many films where the
Russia’s new sorrow in “Krokodil: Siberia’s Tears” – possible cheap exploitation and political grandstanding by VICE
Alison Severs / Vice, “Krokodil: Siberia’s Tears” (2011) I stumbled across short video clips made
Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb: black satire on fetishisation of war and technology
Stanley Kubrick, “Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb”
9/11 Intercepted: dry and technical presentation of what may have actually occurred in the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks
Rob Balsamo, “9/11 Intercepted” (2011) Over a decade has passed since the World Trade Center
Cosmopolis: profound road-movie meditation on corporate nihilism and its destruction of people
David Cronenberg, “Cosmopolis” (2012) A profound and thoughtful film on the nature of the corporate
Fuji: inventive film makes the banal fresh and scrutinises the art of animation
Robert Breer,”Fuji” (1974) An interesting short of a train trip taken through the Japanese countryside
A Man and a Dog Out For Air: inventive and original experimental animation piece
Robert Breer, “A Man and a Dog Out For Air” (1957) Why have I never