Director Oliver Stone crafts a surprisingly compelling romantic drama, but its politics lack nuance.
Taking inspiration from the “Find Your Park” campaign and the New Age-y trend of meditating one’s troubles away whilst hunched over intricate images.
Feb 21, 2014
Out of Frame: The Wind Rises
Acclaimed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, The Wind Rises, is not a cartoon for children, but a vision both beautiful and horrific on the promise and perils of art.
Nov 14, 2012
Reviewed: Joseph Gordon-Levitt @ Warner Theatre
If you want to go up and down the cynical East Coast proselytizing your mission of inclusive arts, make sure to blow the audience’s minds, not bore them.
Sep 28, 2012
Out of Frame: Looper
Of all the tricks director Rian Johnson pulls off in this time-traveling thriller, painting a believably grim future is the one that truly completes the circuit.