
- “Life Is Wasted On…People”
Remember mumblecore? I’m kidding — of course we remember. But there’s an entire generation out there (Zoomers) that has never...
More » - Once More With “Johnny Concho”
[Initially posted on 7.16.15] This may not pass muster with traditional Western devotees (i.e, readers of Cowboys & Indians) but...
More » - Gentle Parenting Fable
Last night Hollywood Elsewhere sat down with Marc Turtletaub‘s Jules (Bleecker Street), a quiet little fable about a vaguely flaky,...
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- Irving Pichel’s “Miracle of the Car Window”
Three or four weeks ago the driver’s side window in my VW Passat gave up the ghost. It went down...
More » - Curious Silence From Team Woody
Jordan Ruimy is reporting today what most of us have been presuming all along. One, widespread Stalinist obstinacy about Woody...
More » - Infuriating “Pot au Feu” Stasis
I’ve been moaning and groaning for weeks about the seemingly unfortunate fate of Tran Anh Hung’s The Pot au Feu,...
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