Hans Zimmer finds respite in The City in between Coachella sets
[Published in the San Francisco Examiner] By Alex Arabian on April 22, 2017 9:15 am As part of Hans Zimmer’s...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Lost City of Z’ Director James Gray Talks Classic Filmmaking, Influences and Making a Modern Epic
[Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival: Director James Gray has made his most masterful film yet...
SFIFF Review: ‘Infinity Baby’ Is a Hilarious and Absurdist Allegory Grounded by Pressing Sociopolitical Issues
Poster for Bob Byington’s INFINITY BABY, playing at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 5 – 19, 2017...
Film Review: ‘Donnie Darko’ Remains a Thought-Provoking and Satirical Masterpiece the Third Time Around
[Published at Awards Circuit] Richard Kelly’s first film, “Donnie Darko” (2001), is among cinema’s more impressive debuts. Though the then...
SFIFF Review: ‘Lost City of Z’ Is a Visually and Narratively Poetic Throwback to Classic Filmmaking
‘Lost City of Z’ Theatrical Poster [Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival: Writer and director James...
SFIFF Review: ‘Landline’ is Another Gem From Auteur Gillian Robespierre
[Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival: “Landline” is writer and director Gillian Robespierre’s highly anticipated follow-up to...
EXCLUSIVE: Travis Mathews and Jonny Mars Discuss ‘Discreet’ – See it at SFFilm Festival!
[Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 Berlin International Film Festival: Auteur Travis Mathews’ (“Interior. Leather Bar”) latest directorial effort, “Discreet,” is...
SFIFF 2017: ‘Landline’ – Disfunction and Difficult Transitions in the ’90s
[Published at PopMatters] Landline is writer and director Gillian Robespierre’s highly anticipated follow-up to her critically well-received directorial debut, Obvious...
‘T2 Trainspotting’ Is a Transcendent Blend of Nostalgia and Reality
Addiction [Published at PopMatters] Audiences have been waiting 20 years for a sequel to Danny Boyle’s original Trainspotting (based on...
‘Life’: Wait, Haven’t We Seen This Before?
[Published at PopMatters] The sci-fi genre in film has devolved; like the horror genre, it’s heavily scrutinized due to the increasing...