My Father and the Man in Black Movie Review: Beautifully Moving
By Darcy Staniforth |
A reluctant son’s story about his father whose life was eclipsed by a legend.
Robert Williams: Mr. Bitchin’ Movie Review: A Love Letter to the Man and His Work
By Darcy Staniforth |
A documentary about one of the greatest living artists today.
American Courtesans Movie Review: More Case Study than Documentary
By Darcy Staniforth |
A documentary about the lives of American escorts.
The Last Ride (2012) Blu-ray Review: It Should Never Have Been Taken
By Darcy Staniforth |
I’m sure a pitch meeting happened where somebody said, “It’s a film about an unlikely friendship that forms between two men who are forced to travel together.”
Yossi Movie Review: A Beautifully Crafted Film in Every Aspect
By Darcy Staniforth |
A beautiful film about loss and rediscovering life and love.
Chasing Mavericks Blu-ray Review: A Less Exciting Karate Kid for Surfers
By Darcy Staniforth |
A beautifully shot film that is too slow for its exciting subject matter.
The Sessions Blu-ray Review: A Beautiful Story About the Desires That Make Us All Human
By Darcy Staniforth |
John Hawkes plays Mark O’Brien so well that you forget you are not actually watching a disabled actor on the screen.
After Kony: Staging Hope DVD Review: The Play’s the Thing
By Darcy Staniforth |
A documentary that shows how theater can help heal the pains of war.
YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip DVD Review: Worth Watching
By Darcy Staniforth |
A documentary that should have gotten its own TV series.
Book Review: Comediennes: Laugh Be a Lady by Darryl and Tuezdae Littleton
By Darcy Staniforth |
A book about the ladies we love to watch just misses the mark.
Interview with John Kenneth Muir, Author of An Askew View 2: The Films of Kevin Smith
By Darcy Staniforth |
“As a director, [Smith] speaks to the issues that interest me in a way that interests me.”
Chasing Mavericks: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
Let’s talk some movie music!
Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk DVD Review: A Wonderful Documentary
By Darcy Staniforth |
David Markey’s film about one of L.A.’s most seminal punk bands.
Give Up Tomorrow DVD Review: A Story That Needs to be Watched and Shared
By Darcy Staniforth |
“In the face of injustice, no one is safe.”
The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show DVD Review: A Fun Romp from My Childhood
By Darcy Staniforth |
Warner Archive unleashes these mischievous animals from 1980.
About Cherry Movie Review: Could Have Been About So Much More
By Darcy Staniforth |
A film I am glad I didn’t save my virginity for.
The Sacred Science Movie Review: Searching for Remedies
By Darcy Staniforth |
Worth a watch, but hard to get involved with on a deeper level.
Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles Movie Review: An Intriguing Documentary about a Decades-Long Mystery
By Darcy Staniforth |
Jon Foy uses beautiful artwork and well-placed music to draw you in.
Machine Gun Preacher Blu-ray Review: Hope in the Midst of a Holocaust
By Darcy Staniforth |
A good true-life story that is worth telling.
Book Review: Music on Film: Purple Rain by John Kenneth Muir
By Darcy Staniforth |
A behind-the-scenes look at one of the greatest music films ever made.
American Teacher DVD Review: A Distant Look at the Profession
By Darcy Staniforth |
Full of facts but lacking the ability to keep this student engaged.
The Sons of Tennessee Williams DVD Review: Mardi Gras Offers Sanctuary Amidst the Celebration
By Darcy Staniforth |
An important documentary about the gay civil rights movement in Louisiana.
The Big Year DVD Review: Great Heart and a Sweet Story
By Darcy Staniforth |
Not a lot of big laughs, but it has big heart.
Three Colors (Blue, White, Red) Criterion Collection DVD Review: Does Not Disappoint
By Darcy Staniforth |
Krzysztof Kieslowski’s beautiful and moving trilogy gets some great bells and whistles.
Identification of a Woman Criterion Collection DVD Review: Searching for a Way out of the Fog
By Darcy Staniforth |
The story of a man trying to find himself while lost in love.
Eames: The Architect and The Painter Movie Review: More Nostalgia Than Anything Else
By Darcy Staniforth |
An almost dynamic documentary about a dynamic couple.
The Tree of Life Combo Pack Review: A Film About Life and Just as Confusing
By Darcy Staniforth |
I came looking for a story and only got parts of one.
Skateland Movie Review: I Wanted to Like It
By Darcy Staniforth |
Who needs a good three-act structure when you can have 17?
Autoerotic Movie Review: Welcome to Mumbleporn
By Darcy Staniforth |
The stories of four couples that are anything but erotic.
The Hedgehog (2011) Movie Review: An Emotionally Moving Film
By Darcy Staniforth |
A beautiful film about the fact that we are larger than the roles we have been assigned.
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