The standalone X-Men story, LOGAN, dares much with its darkness, and achieves even more by being an emotionally brutal story that relies on character, not spectacle, to pack its considerable wallop. A tale that is as psychically violent as it is physically so, it is a sharp descant to the earlier films in the franchise… Read More »
Richard Linklater — BOYHOOD
Richard Linklater’s films cant be easily pigeon-holed, and that’s because he surrenders to the driving force of an artistic compulsion, or as he put is when I spoke to him on July 17, 2014, a crazy idea. His latest film, BOYHOOD, is an example of an idea so crazy that it’s beyond brilliant. It’s inspired.… Read More »