Jordan M. Smith

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Criterion Collection: The Great Beauty | Blu-ray Review

In Paolo Sorrentino’s lavishly received Italian crime potboiler Il Divo, the stage is set with a world building montage that places us in a...

Mysterious Skin | Blu-ray Review

It’s been a decade since Gregg Araki’s arresting coming-of-age examination of the ramifications of child molestation debuted at the Venice Film Festival in 2004...

Interview: Frank Pavich (Jodorowsky’s Dune)

You might remember Frank Pavich from his history of the New York hardcore music scene in N.Y.H.C., which found its release over a decade...

Jodorowsky’s Dune | Review

Resurrecting Sci-fi Legend: Pavich Taps Alejandro Frank Herbert's epic novel Dune has been a sci-fi benchmark since it's original release back in 1965, and since,...

Criterion Collection: A Brief History of Time | Blu-ray Review

In wake of the massive non-fiction success that was The Thin Blue Line, singular director Errol Morris really could have done any number of...

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Lingering Influence: Meryem Benm’Barek Filming ‘Behind the Palm Trees’

A project initially scheduled for a 2023 shoot has...

Daaaaaali! | Review

Good Golly, It’s Dali: Dupieux Dreams Surreal in Distinctive...