How Afropunk’s James Spooner Punked the Movement
DIY Afropunk James Spooner tells how he stuck to his guns and helped alter the punk genre in his memoir, It Starts with Anger.
Film
Features, reviews, interviews, and lists about film, covering the latest as well historical topics.
Edward Burns and the Vanishing Indie Ethos
With the release of his 16th feature film, Finnegan’s Foursome, it’s clear that writer/director Edward Burns is only making movies for one person: himself.
Food Movie ‘Mistura’ Seasons Peruvian Identity Too Lightly
Ricardo de Montreuil’s historical melodrama, Mistura, celebrates Peru’s culinary plurality while sidelining those who sustain it.
Every Christopher Nolan Film Ranked from ‘Batman’ to ‘The Odyssey’
Christopher Nolan, today’s most ambitious director, lets us have our cake and eat it too by mixing avant-garde daring and maximalist spectacle.
‘Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains’ Remains Punk Cinema’s Most Recognizable Signpost
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains built the scaffold on which more successful films about women in punk rock would scale grander heights.
‘Hunger’ Summons the Ghosts of Cinema’s Past
Imanol Ortiz López’s 2D animated short film, Hunger is a captivating tale of horror about two parents who decide what to do about their crying baby.
Hollywood Classics Sparkle in MoMA’s Silent Film Week
MoMA’s Silent Film Week 2026 showcases Hollywood classics by major filmmakers from the museum’s collection, all restored through the museum’s efforts.
‘The Odyssey’ Rocks the Boat of History
Christopher Nolan’s “blank check” epic, The Odyssey, is a curiously bold, dark, and surprising take on the dangerous ways in which we create history.
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head’s Quasi-Horror, Proto-Noir, Anti-War Message
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head belongs to its early 1930s era, when the last war and the next one were on everyone’s minds, and public rhetoric often jousted between talk of warmongers, preparedness, and pacifism.
The Immanent Transcendence in Mascha Schilinski’s ‘Sound of Falling’
Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling operates in the language of the unconscious, which is the language of the dead. The viewer must invite the dead into each present moment.
‘I Love Boosters’ Is Not the Critique of Capitalism It Claims to Be
Director Boots Riley and critics interpret I Love Boosters as an anti-capitalist, if not revolutionary, tale. Quite the opposite, in fact.
‘Unearthly Stranger’ Warns: Beware Whom You Marry
Sci-fi movie Unearthly Stranger is wonky, but viewers will enjoy the crackerjack paranoia, terror, and chilling “something is not right” about this marriage moments.
