Tag: Matt Ruskin

Boston Strangler | Review

Thank You for Choking: Ruskin Explores the Sordid Politics Behind Infamous Serial Killing Case The tribulations of femininity in the fourth estate anchors Boston Strangler,...

Video: Matt Ruskin’s Crown Heights – 2017 Sundance Film Fest Post Screening Q&A

"I was lucky to put their own words into the film" - Matt Ruskin It was an emotional world premiere screening at the Library especially...

Sundance ’17: Hittman, Robespierre & Larnell Come Knocking Again in U.S. Dramatic Comp

Last year we had Grand Jury and Audience Award section winner and current awards season no-show The Birth of a Nation by Nate Parker...

2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Matt Ruskin’s Crown Heights

A rather remarkable, perhaps rare, but not unheard true life story of false imprisonment and the type of stubborn dedication it selflessly takes to...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

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...