To Die For certainly isn’t shy about its ripped-from-the-headlines nature; it practically gives you the headlines in its opening credits. Coming off four poetic, wandering films about people on the lower rungs of society, Gus Van Sant seems like an...
The Climb (Michael Angelo Covino, 2019) (first view) A very promising debut. Each scene is handled in one shot, and while its bravura sometimes threatens to eclipse its beauty, the writing and performances are so honest that it doesn’t really...
Title: Drugstore Cowboy Year: 1989 Director: Gus Van Sant Cast: Kelly Lynch, Matt Dillon, Heather Graham, James Le Gros, Max Perlich, James Remar, William Burroughs, Grace Zabriskie Synopsis: Bob and his crew of dopers cruise around early 1970s Portland, Oregon...
2018 was an especially strong year for cinema. I considered many variations of this list, and have viewed many others with which I can find little objection. If that’s not an abundance of riches, well…I’ll settle for it. Honorable mentions...
It’s hard to know how to feel about Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot because it’s never entirely clear how the movie feels about itself, its subject and its themes. That isn’t necessarily a dig...
It’s hard to know how to feel about Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot because it’s never entirely clear how the movie feels about itself, its subject and its themes. That isn’t necessarily a dig...