'Norte, the End of History' is as magnificent as it is grim
Inspired by Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment, director and co-writer Lav Diaz weaves the tale of a man undone by his pathetic attempt to strike a blow for the underclass.
Rustin Thompson
Rustin Thompson is a filmmaker, film critic and indie radio deejay. He enjoys strong coffee, red wine, IPAs and his wife and grown children. He is comfortable with the fact he will never be rich, but
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Viral Video: Ban Ki-moon meets Conchita Wurst
After extending benefits to same-sex partners of U.N. staffers, the Secretary-General asked to meet the crooning, cross-dressing Austrian activist in Vienna.
Keira Knightley stars in Lynn Shelton's lightweight "Laggies"
A comedy-romance with very little of either.
Searching for Sasquatch in creepy "Willow Creek"
Provocateur Bobcat Goldthwaite has made a low-budget, backwoods horror flick that's surprisingly engaging and scary as hell.
politics
Oil & Water: A captivating, coming of age story - with sludge
Not your average documentary about Big Oil exploitation, "Oil & Water" is a buddy movie about the pressures of living up to expectations - your own and everyone else's.