Tag: Michael Mendelsohn

Prisoners of the Ghostland | 2021 Sundance Film Festival Review

Alas, Poor Yorick: Sono’s English Language Debut a Fallow, Gonzo Spectacle What happens when a cult actor meets a cult filmmaker? Well, sometimes they just...

Synchronic [Video Review]

E.M.Time Machine: Benson & Moorhead Do the Time Warp Again Designer drugs prove to be a mystical gateway to the past in Synchronic, the fourth...

Cut Throat City | Review

Yolo in NOLA: RZA Battles Corruption Post-Katrina in Stifled Neo-Noir The multi-faceted artist RZA returns to the director’s seat for the third time with Cut...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #41. Prisoners of the Ghostland – Sion Sono

Prisoners of the Ghostland Despite being a perennial festival presence, some may be wondering what’s happened to Japanese provocateur Sion Sono, who usually has somewhere...

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

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.

Club Kid | Review

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime

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