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a devotee of motion pictures

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        • SHOT: A Gripping, Timely Pro Gun-Control ThrillerSHOT: A Gripping, Timely Pro Gun-Control ThrillerJanuary 18, 2018
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        • How Color Is The Key To Unlocking Netflix’s Subversive Cult Body-Horror Hit ‘The Perfection’

          How Color Is The Key To Unlocking Netflix’s Subversive Cult Body-Horror Hit ‘The Perfection’

          January 24, 2022
        • ‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

          ‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

          January 24, 2022
        • Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

          Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

          January 24, 2022
        • Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

          Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

          January 24, 2022
        • Free Guy’s Marxist Parallels To John Carpenter’s They Live

          Free Guy’s Marxist Parallels To John Carpenter’s They Live

          January 24, 2022
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        • On 106th anniversary of Armenian genocide, a Bay Area-born film producer fights to spread the truthOn 106th anniversary of Armenian genocide, a Bay Area-born film producer fights to spread the truthAugust 24, 2021
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          ‘Entertainment right now can be sinister’: Jane Schoenbrun on ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’

          May 30, 2022
        • Interstellar improv: Don Lake spills on the stars behind Netflix’s ‘Space Force’

          Interstellar improv: Don Lake spills on the stars behind Netflix’s ‘Space Force’

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Pamela Adlon on Bringing Out the Dead for the Final Season of Better Things

          Interview: Pamela Adlon on Bringing Out the Dead for the Final Season of Better Things

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Kristen Stewart on Channeling Princess Diana for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer

          Interview: Kristen Stewart on Channeling Princess Diana for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American West

          Interview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American West

          May 30, 2022
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          Read an excerpt from an SF Indiefest award-winning local screenplay

          May 30, 2022
        • 12 Best Original Netflix Movies, Ranked

          12 Best Original Netflix Movies, Ranked

          January 24, 2022
        • Jurassic World: Why There Can Never Be Another Park

          Jurassic World: Why There Can Never Be Another Park

          January 24, 2022
        • 13 Scariest Scenes from The Haunting Series That Terrified Us on Netflix

          13 Scariest Scenes from The Haunting Series That Terrified Us on Netflix

          January 24, 2022
        • 10 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

          10 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

          January 24, 2022
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          Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”

          November 19, 2018
        • The Berlinale 2017 Highlight Reel

          The Berlinale 2017 Highlight Reel

          June 8, 2017
        • “DISCREET” Berlinale Interview

          “DISCREET” Berlinale Interview

          June 8, 2017
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          Roasted Chicken Recipe (Trading Post, Cloverdale, CA)

          June 8, 2017
        • LA LA LAND takes field-leading 8 ACCA wins, including Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle

          LA LA LAND takes field-leading 8 ACCA wins, including Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle

          February 9, 2017
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        • My ”Scream VI” Reaction, Favorite Interviews From My Archives, and a Brief History of Censorship of Armenians in FilmMarch 6, 2023
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          Emily Mkrtichian on New Artsakh Documentary, “There Was, There Was Not

          December 17, 2024
        • David Dastmalchian Discusses Career, “Late Night with the Devil,” Dream Collaborations, and More

          David Dastmalchian Discusses Career, “Late Night with the Devil,” Dream Collaborations, and More

          August 22, 2024
        • June Squibb and Josh Margolin Dish on “Thelma”

          June Squibb and Josh Margolin Dish on “Thelma”

          June 29, 2024
        • Boots Riley Talks ”I’m a Virgo,” ”Sorry to Bother You,” Oakland, Gaza, & Leftist Politics

          Boots Riley Talks ”I’m a Virgo,” ”Sorry to Bother You,” Oakland, Gaza, & Leftist Politics

          November 9, 2023
        • Marc Turtletaub Talks ”Jules,” Sir Ben Kingsley, Producing, Directing, & More

          Marc Turtletaub Talks ”Jules,” Sir Ben Kingsley, Producing, Directing, & More

          September 1, 2023
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Monthly Archive for April, 2018

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR: Thanos Devastates The MCU In This Thrilling Penultimate Entry

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR: Thanos Devastates The MCU In This Thrilling Penultimate Entry

Apr 27, 2018

[Published at Film Inquiry] Avengers: Infinity War is a culmination of the last decade of Marvel Studios’ narrative focus. It marks the...

Throwback Thursday: Steven Spielberg Reveals 8-Hour Long ‘A.I.’ Conversation With Stanley Kubrick

Throwback Thursday: Steven Spielberg Reveals 8-Hour Long ‘A.I.’ Conversation With Stanley Kubrick

Apr 26, 2018

[Published at The Playlist] Hey, it’s #ThrowbackThursday and each week we look to the past and highlight something in cinema history that’s...

SFIFF Review: DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT: Van Sant Returns To Portland With Style And Heart

SFIFF Review: DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT: Van Sant Returns To Portland With Style And Heart

Apr 24, 2018

[Published at Film Inquiry] The end of the 2018 San Francisco Film Festival (SFIFF) has befallen us. On April 15,...

‘Hereditary’: Family Is A Sacrifice In Terrifying New Horror Trailer

‘Hereditary’: Family Is A Sacrifice In Terrifying New Horror Trailer

Apr 18, 2018

[Published at The Playlist] “Every family tree hides a secret,” reads the tagline for “Hereditary,” the latest horror phenomenon starring Toni...

LES GARDIENNES: Patience Is A Virtue With This Molasses-Paced Chef D’Oeuvre

LES GARDIENNES: Patience Is A Virtue With This Molasses-Paced Chef D’Oeuvre

Apr 17, 2018

[Published at Film Inquiry] Les gardiennes explores the important roles that women play during wartime. Before women were allowed to fight...

SFIFF Review: SORRY TO BOTHER YOU: Purely Imaginative, Entirely Original, Wholly Entertaining

SFIFF Review: SORRY TO BOTHER YOU: Purely Imaginative, Entirely Original, Wholly Entertaining

Apr 17, 2018

“The culture. The youth. The energy. The love. I haven’t seen anything like this since the days of She’s Gotta Have...

SFIFF Review: KODACHROME: Analog Vs Digital In This Road Trip Gem

SFIFF Review: KODACHROME: Analog Vs Digital In This Road Trip Gem

Apr 16, 2018

[Published at Film Inquiry] Kodachrome had its United States premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 7, 2018....

Interview With AN ORDINARY MAN Writer & Director, Brad Silberling

Interview With AN ORDINARY MAN Writer & Director, Brad Silberling

Apr 14, 2018

[Published at Film Inquiry] Brad Silberling is one of the most versatile writers and directors working in the industry today. From Casper and A...

SFIFF Review: FIRST REFORMED: The ‘Taxi Driver’ Of The Millennial Generation

SFIFF Review: FIRST REFORMED: The ‘Taxi Driver’ Of The Millennial Generation

Apr 14, 2018

“Courage is the solution to despair.” [Published at Film Inquiry] In a Q&A at Rotterdam Film Festival this year, writer...

‘Three Identical Strangers’ Trailer: Triplets Mysteriously Separated At Birth Seek Answers In New Doc

‘Three Identical Strangers’ Trailer: Triplets Mysteriously Separated At Birth Seek Answers In New Doc

Apr 14, 2018

[Published at The Playlist] Truth is, most definitely, stranger than fiction. Such is the case in the upcoming documentary “Three Identical...

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