Claude Lanzmann, the French director of the seminal Holocaust documentary Shoah, has died in Paris at the age of 92.
Documentaries 2018: Which NonFiction Features Succeeded?
Three Identical Strangers, Tim Wardle’s film about identical triplets who were separated at birth and adopted by three different families, only to be reunited by chance years later, enjoyed the best per-screen-average for a documentary this year.
Sicario: Day of Soldado–Interview with Oscar Winning Star Benicio (Traffic) Del Toro
Sicario: Day of Soldado Working with Stefano Benicio Del Toro: You know, what makes him…the best directors I’ve worked with…his ability to listen and to collaborate. And he did all that with this film, which I thought it was kind of like he was stepping into something that was a little difficult because he’s coming […]
Gotti: Structurally Messy, Poorly Written Biopic, One of Travolta’s (and Year’s) Worst Films Ever
John Travolta’s long gestating Gotti, a biopic about the late mobster John Gotti, hits theaters today, and has already earned a rare distinction–zero percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie review site. As of noon, the film had collected just 13 reviews and all 13 are considered “rotten.” Wikipedia’s list of films with a zero […]
Hereditary: Writer-Director Ari Aster
Interview with Hereditary writer-director Ari Aster. Ari Aster’s Hereditary is a family drama within the format of a horror movie. Surprisingly, the writer-director hails back from a supportive family himself. His parents were artists, and never questioned his career choice, even during years that were difficult and challenging. It’s through the horror genre that he […]









