BUFF19 REVIEW: She’s Allergic to Cats (2016) dir. Michael Reich
“We are all lost dogs,” reads a title card in Michael Reich’s take on one man’s slippery descent into crisis, She’s Allergic…
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BUFF19 REVIEW: A Dark Song (2016) dir. Liam Gavin
Roll up your sleeves everybody! It’s time to get to work. I don’t want to hear any bitching, and I sure as…
REVIEW: Contemporary Color (2016) Dir. Turner Ross, Bill Ross IV
Contemporary Color is a blast. The unique concept was devised by the pop-styled genius of David Byrne to marry inquisitive dance music…
REVIEW: Logan (2017) dir. James Mangold
I won’t waste time in telling you that this film is a triumph. It is a delicate mix of tragedy, comedy, and…
WENT THERE: Scenes from the Life of a Happy Man… The Films of Jonas...
If I had to describe Jonas Mekas’ Walden: Diaries, Notes, and Sketches in a single word, it would be dizzying. Maybe frenetic; definitely experiential….
John Wick, Chapter Two: On the Cinema of Emptiness
In the paraphrased words of the great Tom Scharpling, “Still haven’t seen Lawrence of Arabia. Seen this John Wick film like five…
REVIEW: The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) dir. André Øvredal
2016 was a pinnacle year for modern horror films. You had The Witch, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Don’t Breathe, The Neon Demon, etc….
REVIEW: O.J.: Made in America (2016) dir. Ezra Edelman
O.J.: Made in America is an eight-hour fever dream – a haunting tapestry that contextualizes the country’s obsession with the ex-football…
REVIEW: xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) dir. D. J. Caruso
Vin Diesel is a cultural anomaly. From an offbeat turn in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) to a recurring role in the absurd…
REVIEW: Sailor Moon R: The Promise of the Rose (2017) dir. Kunihiko Ikuhara
Sailor Moon was a staple of my childhood, having aired through re-runs across Toonami from 1998 to 2001. Admittedly, my viewing started…
REVIEW: Paterson (2016) dir. Jim Jarmusch
Roughly equidistant–a half-hour drive, say–from Manhattan and Newark, Paterson, New Jersey is in 2017 a housing-dense, humanity-diverse city, home to large Muslim…
REVIEW: 20th Century Women (2016) dir. Mike Mills
January. It’s that awkward time of the year for film. On the one hand, you have a collection of horrible films pushed…
