Album Review: Jay Som ‘Turn Into’
“‘Turn Into’ is a throwback to the “guitar record”; this is a hook-driven, lushly layered experience; guitar tone as mood enhancer.”
“‘Turn Into’ is a throwback to the “guitar record”; this is a hook-driven, lushly layered experience; guitar tone as mood enhancer.”
“By refusing to provide facile answers, ‘The Tall Man’ is, in many ways, just as much of a challenging film as ‘Martyrs.'”
“Scorsese’s latest film channels the same intellectual curiosity and spiritual fervor of his directorial debut, with the addition of nearly 50 years of experience in technical skill and storytelling precision.”
“In Scorsese’s inversion of the downfall, paradise isn’t the origin and its loss doesn’t mean moral decrepitude, only mediocrity.”
“For all its violence and grandiosity, it stands as an impressively filmed indictment against religious persecution.”
“More than any of Scorsese’s own cameos, his music accompanies viewers as they watch, as if he were watching along with everybody else.”
“Martin Scorsese’s ‘Life Lessons’ benefits more from analysis as a self-standing artistic expression than as a counterpoint to the other installments of ‘New York Stories.'”
“The cumulative effect of ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ is one of openness and warmth.”
“With ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘The Aviator,’ Martin Scorsese perfects a configuration of the biopic as self-recognized fiction.”
“What is awkward about these reviews is how they oppose the film’s best qualities to its generic roots.”
Vague Visages Short Stories #3: Don’t Smoke in Bed by D.M. Palmer (Sheffield, UK)
“Whatever its genus, ‘In Vanda’s Room’ is one harrowing motion picture… It is also one of the best films from the past 20 years.”
“There’s plenty to appreciate in ‘Frank & Lola,’ and it’s far from a bad film. However, the story beats feel awkward and random.”
“He’s still planting seeds and still stoking fires.”
Vague Visages Short Stories #2: The Correct Frequency by D.M. Palmer (Sheffield, UK)
“How are we doing here, folks? Does any of this make a lick of sense?”
Vague Visages Short Stories #1: Cherished Swan by D.M. Palmer (Sheffield, UK)
A Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
“Played in 2016, it’s eerily prophetic.”
“It reminds me of Ingmar Bergman films and the inspirational depression that I love.”