Martin Scorsese: Catholic Guilt and Strength of Spirit
Catholic guilt is hard to shake. If you’re looking for concrete proof, you don’t need to look much further thanContinue Reading
Category: Film
Top 5 “You Must Remember This” Essentials
You Must Remember This is equal parts history, creative nonfiction, gossip, and entertainment.
My Films Are The Truth: Cassavetes & A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence created a strong, negative, emotional reaction in me. My mistake was that I did not understand that a strong emotional reaction to art, often means the art is doing something extraordinary
Women’s Work: North Country
In this ongoing series Lex explores the portrayal of women in the workplace & the struggles they face in industries often dominated by men.
Hidden Figures: 2017’s Most Important Oscar Contender
Here’s to cinema continuing to give a voice to the stories that truly need to be told, about the characters that history has forgotten – or ignored.
The Degradation of Truth: Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole
Inasmuch as Tatum is a despicable lout – he cannot share a place at the table with the alternative newsmakers of 2017
Birthing the Beast Part II: Motherhood & the Spectre of Death
Everything changes at the moment of conception
The Red Turtle: A Life Well Lived
The magic is rendered as an inalienable truth of this one man’s existence, and how it becomes his entire world.
Jackie: A Woman in Close-Up
A woman shot in close up is a woman always seen through the eyes of others…
Christmas Movie Round-Up: The Muppet Christmas Carol
How can a frog & a pig have children?
