The Widowmaker (Forbes, 2015)
We are told at the beginning of The Widowmaker, Patrick Forbes's slow but efficient documentary, that more Americans (600,000) die from heart attacks each year than from all forms of cancer combined.
Author: kenmorefield
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Coming Soon: Bite Size, Libera in America
Young people tend to be one of the more stereotyped groups in fiction films, so I tend to be attentive to documentaries about them
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Out of the Dark (Quílez, 2014)
Either Out of the Dark had the misfortune to be released too soon in the wake of The Babadook or--more likely--horror films in general are a bit too formulaic for my taste.
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From the Vault: Shaft (Singleton, 2000)
Shaft is still a ladies man, but the promiscuity that was a staple of the 70s film has given way to a flirting almost, dare I say it, indifference. It seems as though the AIDS epidemic has helped turn pop culture epitomes of masculinity towards the stylish object of desire and away from the prowling sexual agent.
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New and Noteworthy: The Mendoza Line, Running Wild, The Widowers, Bluebird
Capsule reviews of The Mendoza Line, The Widowers, Running Wild, and Bluebird
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The Theory of Everything (Marsh, 2014)
A heartbreaking work of super-duper-staggering genius.
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10 Movies about Sex that are Better Choices than 50 Shades of Grey
Sex is a legitimate subject for art, and there have been countless films that have explored human sexuality. Here then are some suggestions for films that might be better uses of your time than would be watching the one that opens this weekend.
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Crash (Haggis, 2005) — 10 Years Later
Do you think Crash gets a bad rap--or does the mere mention of the title set your teeth on edge?
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Beyond the Mask (Burns, 2015)
Who doesn't like a good redemption arc?
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Hoovey (McNamara, 2015)
Hoovey is the sort of film about which a youth pastor or sleep-over-host parent can skim a capsule summary and know exactly what he or she is getting.