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Film, TV & Music • Independent • Forming the Future

Review: Ted Geoghegan’s ‘Brooklyn 45’

By Q.V. Hough on June 9, 2023

Review: Charlotte Le Bon’s ‘Falcon Lake’

By Joey Keogh on June 8, 2023

Review: Joaquin del Paso’s ‘The Hole in the Fence’

By Q.V. Hough on June 7, 2023

Review: Alex Andre’s ‘Pratfall’

By Q.V. Hough on June 5, 2023

Crime Scene #4: ‘Amsterdamned’ – The City Is Always Sinking

By Fedor Tot on June 1, 2023

An Interview with ‘Lords of Lockdown’ Filmmaker Mihir Fadnavis

By Dipankar Sarkar on May 30, 2023

Album Review: Frankie Rose ‘Cage Tropical’

By Leslie Hatton on August 14, 2017

“The transformation of 1980s synth pop from a frequently mocked fad into a respectable modern genre has been glorious to behold.”

Hounds of Love Movie Essay - 2016 Ben Young Film

The Power of Suggestion in Ben Young’s ‘Hounds Of Love’

By Joey Keogh on August 14, 2017

“‘Hounds of Love’ makes an intriguing case for suggestion in place of an all-out, sensationalized show.”

Sunday Spaghetti: Tonino Valerii’s ‘Day of Anger (I giorni dell’ira)’

By Q.V. Hough on August 13, 2017

“‘Day of Anger’ is a tightly-structured film about societal influencers and people on the fringe that need somebody in their corner.”

Review: Fabrice Du Welz’s ‘Message from the King’ (Netflix Original)

By Q.V. Hough on August 11, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

“For the most part, ‘Message from the King’ doesn’t mess around.”

My Summer of Kirsten Dunst: Volume 4

By Kristen Lopez on August 11, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

“Marie Antoinette has become queen and left her partying days behind.”

Withnail & I Movie Essay - 1987 Bruce Robinson Film

The Uninhabitable Tomorrow: Bruce Robinson’s ‘Withnail & I’

By Mónica Belevan on August 11, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

“‘Withnail & I’ is chock-full with digs and insinuations of homoeroticism, some of them crude, others more subtle and rife with dramatic potential and longing.”

In the Shadow of Women: On the Farrelly Brothers’ ‘There’s Something About Mary’

By James Slaymaker on August 9, 2017

“What begins as a seemingly lightweight romantic comedy gradually expands into a surprisingly sophisticated exploration of romantic obsession and self-delusion.”

Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: Jeremy Carr on Anthony Mann’s ‘T-Men’ and ‘Raw Deal’

By Jeremy Carr on August 9, 2017

“In both ‘T-Men’ and ‘Raw Deal,’ Alton and Mann take what is already a heightened genre and somehow intensify its formal qualities.”

Hidden Gems of Soviet Cinema: On Sergei Loznitsa’s IDFA Top 10

By Forrest Cardamenis on August 8, 2017

“Now free to travel, these films now face the trouble of traveling well.”

More Than Mythology: Overt Quotation in James Mangold’s ‘Logan’

By Benedict Seal on August 7, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

“Heavy-handed “meta” moments make the allusions worthless, and superhero films will keep hitting a glass ceiling until they can start creating their own cinematic mythology.”

Hopes and Fears in Helsinki: Pirjo Honkasalo’s ‘Concrete Night’

By Q.V. Hough on August 4, 2017

“The harsh dialogue may not connect, but the visuals most certainly will.”

‘A Serious Man,’ the Goy’s Teeth and the Coenesque

By Joel Blackledge on August 3, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

“When we watch the films, we can be Larry — agonising over ‘feeling the question’ — or we can be Sussman, content not to know but still enjoying the experience.”

Fantasia Film Festival 2017 Wrap-Up: My Festival vs. Your Festival

By Marshall Shaffer on August 2, 2017

“I can’t make any grand pronouncements or bold proclamations, except that I need to either learn to read program descriptions more critically or invest in a plane ticket to Montreal next July.”

Fantasia Film Festival 2017 Review: Federica Di Giacomo’s ‘Libera Nos’

By Marshall Shaffer on August 1, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

“It’s an unconventional perspective, making ‘Libera Nos’ a riveting new lens on a familiar topic.”

My Summer of Kirsten Dunst: Volume 3

By Kristen Lopez on July 28, 2017

“Between ‘Elizabethtown,’ ‘Marie Antoinette’ and ‘Spider-Man 3,’ Dunst’s life and art begin to imitate each other.”

Photo Essay: ‘Fargo-Moorhead St. Patrick’s Parade 2017’ by Q.V. Hough

By Q.V. Hough on July 28, 2017

“When I moved back to Fargo, I began thinking more about visual themes, which ultimately inspired Vague Visages.”

It Comes at Night Movie Essay - 2017 Trey Edward Shults Film

‘It Comes at Night’ and the Trouble with Horror Movies That Don’t Fit Into a Genre-Specific Box

By Joey Keogh on July 28, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

“The genius of ‘It Comes at Night’ is that its monsters are, for the most part, human.”

Devious Dialogues: Mike Thorn and Anya Stanley on Stephen King’s ‘It’

By Anya Stanley on July 27, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

“It’s a good year to be a Constant Reader.”

Photo Essay: ‘Back on the Boulevard’ by Q.V. Hough

By Q.V. Hough on July 24, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

August 2016

Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: Q.V. Hough on Federico Fellini’s ‘8 1/2′

By Q.V. Hough on July 24, 2017

“The moments of realization transcend the typical viewing experience.”

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