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THE OATH — Ike Barinholtz Interview

October 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment

THE OATH — Ike Barinholtz Interview

Click here to listen to the interview. he family Thanksgiving dinner can be a tricky time as many, and not necessarily, compatible personalities and opinions converge over a table groaning with too much food. In the current, and fraught, political climate, that is even more true. Ike Barniholtz, writer/director/co-star of THE OATH, took that idea… Read More »

Tagged With: flared nostril, loyalty oath, politics, Red Scare, satire, Thanksgiving

DOWNSIZING

December 21, 2017 By 1 Comment

DOWNSIZING

DOWNSIZING is a film that cries out to be admired. Pondered. Parsed. Philosophical propositions and social commentary flit by in a mad whirl of arch observation and deadpan dea as we are invited to consider a veritable cornucopia of topics, all eminently worthy of examination. The class struggle and the human propensity for prejudice; the… Read More »

Tagged With: materialism, Omaha, prejudice, satire, social commentary

TICKLING GIANTS — Dr. Bassem Youssef & Sara Taksler Interview

October 24, 2017 By Leave a Comment

TICKLING GIANTS — Dr. Bassem Youssef & Sara Taksler Interview

Often called the Egyptian Jon Stewart, Dr. Bassem Youssef was the star of a wildly popular television show there that satirized politics in ways that country had never seen. Likely it won’t see one like it again any time soon. The show, entitled, “The Show,” was taken off the air despite high ratings when the… Read More »

Tagged With: censorship, Donald Trump, Dr. Bassem Youssef, Egypt, freedom of expression, Glen Beck, jon stewart, Jordan Klepper, media, political satire, protest, satire, Tahrir Square, Ted Cruz, the Koch brothers

THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (Le tout nouveau testament )

December 29, 2016 By Leave a Comment

THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (Le tout nouveau testament )

THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT is a clever and wise deconstruction of dogma and patriarchy. Taking as its premise that God  (Benoît Poelvoorde) is real, but less than benevolent, it gives us the story of his other child, the one who didn’t get her own book and who doesn’t like the status quo and takes it… Read More »

Tagged With: fantasy, God, homelessness, poetic justice, religion, satire, testament

Amy Schumer is No TRAINWRECK

July 21, 2015 By 2 Comments

Amy Schumer is No TRAINWRECK

Turning gender roles neatly on their heads, Amy Schumer has created a screwball comedy of considerable substance. Taking sure aim at the abomination of the formula rom-com, she satirizes not just the genre, but the state of contemporary single-hood. Starring in a script of her own devising, she is fearless, relentless, and completely unapologetic as the titular hot mess, also named Amy, with commitment issues and a healthy libido.

Tagged With: Amy Schumer, comedy, debauchery, father-daughter relationship, homelessness, narrative, rom-com, satire, sister relationship, social commentary

David Cross Takes the HITS

February 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment

David Cross Takes the HITS

David Cross was off coffee because of a stomach ailment when I talked to him on February 5, 2015 just before his film, HITS, kicked of SFIndieFest. Opting for tea, and overcoming his distaste for the bergamot in his Earl Gray, he was a lively conversationalist as we discussed his maiden effort writing and directing a feature film.… Read More »

Tagged With: bergamot, BitTorrent, cinema, cryogenically frozen, David Cross, debut film, director, distribution, Earl Gray tea, fame, fame whores, film, interview, Matt Walsh, media, movie, politics, Portlandia, protest, satire, screenwriter, Sundance, Sundance London, tea

DEAR WHITE PEOPLE says Justin Simien

January 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment

DEAR WHITE PEOPLE says Justin Simien

To say that talking with Justin Simien was a master’s class in film and culture theory is understating it.  Simien believes that film is the culmination of everything we do as a culture. This is why he invoked Spike Lee, Paddy Chayefsky, George Orwell, and Moliere in our conversation about DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, his bracing look… Read More »

Tagged With: Brandon P. Bell, cinema, college, comedy, Dennis Haysbert, film, George Orwell, Justin Simien, Kyle Gallner, LGBT, Moliere, movie, Paddy Chayefsky, race relations, satire, Spike Lee, Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, Tyler James Williams

SAVED!

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

SAVED!

What would Jesus do? That’’s the theological conundrum at the heart of SAVED!, a smart, sharp, and ultimately compassionate consideration of just that question. And before anyone jumps to any conclusions, consider the biblical injunction to judge not lest ye be judged. Open your mind, the way many people in this film just won’’t, and… Read More »

Tagged With: Christianity, comedy, media, religion, satire, teen pregnancy, unwed mother

NO MAN’S LAND

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

NO MAN’S LAND

NO MAN’S LAND, Danis Tanovic’s black comedy about the absurd futility of war, is a prime example of why I adore films from the former Yugoslavia and have since before it was a former. They are like a knife to the gut, they are beautiful, and they are poetic with their shattering intensity. They are… Read More »

Tagged With: accordion, Bosnia, Chchen, Oscar, satire, savage whimsy, the former Yugoslavia, UN Peacekeepers

Tim Heidecker & Eric Westehim & TIM AND ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Tim Heidecker & Eric Westehim & TIM AND ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim take their comedy very seriously, as befits two guys who started out as artists and filmmakers rather than sketch artists. At least, that’s how they explain it. When I spoke to them on February 7, 2012, the conversation included the allure of the shopping mall as a stage for their… Read More »

Tagged With: cinema, co-writers, comedy, cult cinema, Eric Wareheim, film, John C Reilley, movie, narrative, satire, shopping malls, Tim and Eric, Tim Heidecker

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