Jordan M. Smith

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We Need To Talk About Kevin | Blu-ray Review

Reviews

Jordan M. Smith - May 30, 2012

Lynne Ramsay likes to trudge through the dark depths of the human spirit, and after a nine year period without a film in the...

Criterion Collection: La Haine | Blu-ray Review

Disc Reviews

Jordan M. Smith - May 16, 2012

In 1995, Mathieu Kassovitz's exceptional debut, La Haine, was a shocking realization of the unjust ghettoizing of immigrants taking place in France, and the...

Patience (After Sebald) | Review

Reviews

Jordan M. Smith - May 10, 2012

Retracing Steps: Gee's Cinematic Nod To Sebald Director Grant Gee started his film career documenting the musical landscape by dabbling in music videos, and making...

2012 Hot Docs: Platform Moon | Short Film Review

Film Festivals

Jordan M. Smith - May 8, 2012

Ancarani's Oceanic Astronauts Endure The Mundane For Dark Depths There is a looming uneasiness within the claustrophobic deep sea diving station that is the world...

2012 Hot Docs: The Punk Syndrome | Review

Film Festivals

Jordan M. Smith - May 8, 2012

Meandering From The Group Home To The Stage Punk rock is alive and well in Finland thanks to the seemingly miraculous rise of Pertti Kurikka’s...

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The Devils (1971) | Review

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Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Film Festivals November 8, 2026 0

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.