Arts & Culture

The Good, the Bad, and the Critic

By
Michael Carlisle
Though there have been many books that analyze film and the significance of children in them, none can compare to Mark Cousins’ documentary A Story of Children and Film. Using examples from the filmography...
Arts & Culture

The Good, the Bad, and the Critic

By
Michael Carlisle
I have watched many strange animated films, but none as peculiar as Shayne Ehman and Seth Scriver’s Asphalt Watches. The film yields a Gonzo-esque experience – not that I’m advocating drug use, but their employment...
Arts & Culture

The Good, the Bad, and the Critic

By
Michael Carlisle
This Ain’t No Mouse Music! (2013) is an intriguing documentary by co-directors Chris Simon and Maureen Gosling. Their subject is Chris Strachwitz, a now-elderly record label owner with a fierce passion for music, particularly...
Arts & Culture

The Good, the Bad, and The Critic

By
Michael Carlisle
During the month of September, in the middle of the North Atlantic, a fishing boat sinks. The crew of six escapes into two dories as the boat plunges into the ocean. It happens so...
Arts & Culture

The Good, The Bad, and the Critic

By
Michael Carlisle
F.W. Murnau’s 1922 classic Nosferatu–starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok—portrays a merciless vampire interested in a new castle to lure his victims to and, more importantly, lusts after the blood of his real estate...
Arts & Culture

The Good, The Bad, The Critic

By
Michael Carlisle
Haifaa Al Mansour is a courageous director who took a stance against sexist laws in the Middle East with her brave film about a 10-year-old-girl living in the capital of Saudi Arabia, a country...
Arts & Culture

The Good, The Bad, and the Critic

By
Michael Carlisle
Mon Oncle Antoine  Canada produces many quality pictures and Mon oncle Antoine has ranked first on the list of Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time, three decades in a row, by a poll held...
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