In Retrospect: The Magic of David Bowie
It’s difficult for me to write this piece for a few reasons: One, that whatever you may think of when conjuring David Bowie up in your mind has probably already been said in the...
The Top 10 narrative feature films of 2022
10. “Avatar: The Way Of Water”
James Cameron delivers yet again another action-packed, spectacle-fueled adventure, surpassing the already staggering technical prowess of the first installment. Our focus is placed on the mesmerizing visuals, and while...
In Retrospect: 51 years of “A Love Supreme”
“All Praise Be to God to Whom All Praise Is Due.” — 51 years ago, these words graced and encapsulated a weakened and broken man, an alcoholic and a heroin addict and also a...
In Retrospect: In Memoriam of John Berger
Public intellectuals are a thing of the past and in some sense reached their heyday in the ‘60s. The days when intellectuals such as Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer reached massive audiences through television...
In Retrospect – The Lion King: Disney’s Magnum Opus
Let me paint you a picture of three monumental events that occurred in the warm summer month of June 1994. June 15: Walt Disney Pictures introduces the world to the colorful characters of Simba,...
In Retrospect: Yoko Ono is a fucking genius
To the reader: I understand, you are rolling your eyes at the prospect of having to respect a musician as universally written off as Yoko Ono, but I assure you that this is a...
In Retrospect: ‘Columbus’ reflects upon Kogonada’s delicate ode to architecture and those who long...
Kogonada invites us to find solace through his gently moving story about architecture, friendship and belonging in his film, “Columbus.” Released in 2017, the video essayist turned director’s debut feature captures a junction between...
In Retrospect: What I learned from watching six hours of “The Cosby Show”
I have fond memories of “The Cosby Show” from my childhood. Growing up in a broken home with no cable may have helped, but it may have stemmed from seeing such a harmonious and...
In Retrospect: ‘The Night of the Hunter’ is a gothic nightmare born out of...
In the 1950s Hollywood saw the gradual decline of Hay’s Code, a set of censorship and regulations imposed on filmmakers by the industry. Artists began to ignore the guidelines and pushed the envelope on...