Flixgiving: Five Movies Alec Is Thankful For
Seeing so many movies means that sometimes it’s hard to really appreciate any individual film. Just because I loved Movie X doesn’t mean ...
Here comes the South Asian International Film Festival
As is often the case, it’s a festival of festivals here in New York. And if you’re particularly fond of Indian and/or Pakistani ...
Reviews
NYKFF Review: The Attorney
If you look up stills from The Attorney, you’re going to have a wildly inaccurate perception of what the film is supposed to be. ...
Reviews
Review: A Hard Day
Every so often, I see a film and think that the title is a perfect encapsulation of its very existence. If I were to ...
Reviews
Review: Rosewater
I remember distinctly when Jon Stewart left The Daily Show for three months to head to Jordan to shoot his directorial debut. It ...
Review: Interstellar
In SCREENWRITING 101, Film Crit Hulk devotes an entire chapter to plot holes. A subsection of that chapter specifically discusses the works of ...
Here comes the 12th Annual New York Korean Film Festival
When February came and went with no mention of the New York Korean Film Festival, I was disheartened. With all of the far-less-deserving ...
Features
The Thirteen Best Korean Films Streaming on Netflix Instant (2015 Edition)
For the past six or seven years, I’ve told people that my favorite type of international cinema is Korean. And even though I’ve ...
Features
Interview: Adam Saunders, producer and CEO of Footprint Features
The role of a producer has always been kind of opaque to me. I just fundamentally get what directors do, cinematographers do, writers, ...
NYCC: Cosplay photos from the floor
If you live in New York, you’re probably used to walking pretty quickly to get from points A to B. This makes being ...
Review: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
You should see Birdman. In fact, you need to see Birdman. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film is something truly special, and were it not ...
Features
Review Companion: An analysis of theatre and cinema in Alejandro Iñárritu’s Birdman
I love Birdman. A lot. If you don’t believe me, go look at my ludicrously positive review. Even if you do believe me, ...