Tag: John Savage

Scott Steers Through Stormy Weather in Tepid Family Action Film “White Squall” (1996) | Blu-ray Review

The 1990s were a troubling period for Ridley Scott. After starting off on a high note with the iconic melodrama Thelma & Louise (1991),...

Criterion Collection: Do the Right Thing (1989) | Blu-ray Review

Just in time for the film’s thirtieth anniversary, the Criterion Collection resurrects Spike Lee’s masterpiece Do the Right Thing with a 4K restoration for...

2016 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: James Franco’s In Dubious Battle

The unpredictability with this filmmaker-actor is that he has got plenty of projects stoking the fire and we never know which item might push...

Salvador | Blu-ray Review

It’s been a long time since Oliver Stone made anything with as much punchy political grit as Salvador. As the first of two films...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...