By Thomas Puhr. Pretense is not a bad word in Alice, Through the Looking; it’s a given.... The question becomes whether or not these antics serve a purpose beyond provocation."

By Elias Savada. As its lights dim into darkness and its cacophony of building noises rise up, The Humans poses as a survivor's journey....Karam offers a absorbing approach to how

By Tony Williams. While Children of Divorce appears to have some superficial resemblances to those DeMille “roaring 20s” catalogs of the foibles and foolishness of the idle rich, its underlying

By Anees Aref. A loosely structured film veering back and forth between the past and present....It’s filled with nostalgia and sentiment, though as we hang around Omara we find she

By Jeremy Carr. As a silent film comedian, Horton crafted a distinctive identity, and when working under the aegis of Harold Lloyd, starring in a series of two-reel shorts for

By Elias Savada. The anecdotes and stories fly by with breathtaking glee, broken up by rare footage of the master at work. The directors keep the talking heads on target

A Book Review by Thomas Puhr. Matthew Bannister’s goal to go beyond merely celebrating/adoring its subject. Cheeky title notwithstanding, this book is no puff piece." I’d only seen two Taika

By Anees Aref. An informative if somewhat dry history lesson, Speer is a cautionary tale of historical whitewashing that reaches for urgency in a time of increased worries over misinformation