Love, Antosha

August 16, 2019 by Rosalie Leonard in reviews, benjamin leonard

Directed by Garret Price
Starring Anton Yelchin, J.J. Abrams, Sofia Boutella and John Cho
MPAA rating: R for language, some sexual content and nudity
Running time: 1 hour 32 minutes

by Benjamin Leonard, Best Boy

Sure, you know who Anton Yelchin was. You’d seen him in a few movies. Probably the Star Treks. Likely in Green Room, Fright Night or as the titular Charlie Bartlett. You might even remember him for his roles in Terminator Salvation, Alpha Dogs or Hearts in Atlantis. Can you believe that in his 27 years (only 17 of which was he acting) that this young man accrued sixty-nine film and television credits? Stylistically, these roles were all over the place but he was memorable in each of them.

Cold Case Hammarskjöld

August 14, 2019 by Rosalie Leonard in reviews, stacey osbeck

Written and directed by Mads Brügger
Starring Mads Brügger, Göran Björkdahl and Dag Hammarskjöld
Running time: 2 hours and 8 minutes

by Stacey Osbeck

I consider myself well read, a bit of a history buff, and, given my Swedish heritage from my father’s side, more knowledgeable about Swedish affairs and Swedes in general. Taking all that into account, I must admit that before viewing Mads Brϋgger’s feature documentary, Cold Case Hammarskjöld, I had never heard of Dag Hammarskjöld.

Boom For Real

May 14, 2018 by Guest User in reviews, hunter bush

Directed by Sara Driver (2018)
by Hunter Bush

Taken as a whole, Boom For Real is an attempt to contextualize painter Jean-Michel Basquiat by shining a light on his early teenage years, when he was learning to be the artist he would become. Filmmaker Sara Driver brings together the familiar documentary materials to create a portrait of Basquiat that may seem simple, but is as nuanced and meaningful as his works themselves are.