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USED CARS

This magnum opus from Kurt Russell's heyday reminds one of a time when movies existed seemingly for their own ...
By Alex K.: February 20, 2009
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SIMON OF THE DESERT

Leave it to Bunuel to craft a film depicting lunacy in crystalline form that manages to both indict religion in ...
By Alex K.: February 18, 2009
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THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

The stage is set in an early sequence, as intimate and population-wide concerns are placed on equal footing during an ...
By Alex K.: February 4, 2009
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I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG

A drama about a convicted murderer being released from prison and attempting to find her place in an alien world described as ‘light’

By Alex K.: February 3, 2009
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I.O.U.S.A

The responsibility ended with the Bush presidency, not due to stupidity, but rather a disinterest in governance and fiscal policy.

By Alex K.: January 27, 2009
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Malawi Story

I work as a physician in the United States. At the time of this story, I was a medical student volunteering in Malawi.

By Alex K.: January 23, 2009
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SEVEN POUNDS

The bitter end of the year has seen its best comedy by far – more sublime than Spinal Tap, more outrageous than 40 Year Old Virgin…

By Alex K.: December 31, 2008
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FLOW

Regardless of your leanings regarding politics or economic theory, if you do not drink water, you will be dead within a few days.

By Alex K.: December 19, 2008
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LE DEUXIEME SOUFFLE

A Second Wind within a theme of fatalism.

By Alex K.: November 20, 2008
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THE EDGE OF HEAVEN

Much as the quirky indie film has induced irreparable rot into independent cinema, the hyperlink movie has become the go-to ...
By Alex K.: November 20, 2008