A Look Back at Clint Eastwood's Mandela Film
DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD/2009
The recent passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela has led to ...
Beat Generation Origin Story Explodes With Dark Verve
DIRECTED BY JOHN KROKIDAS/2013
As far as an origin story of award winning beat poet Allen Ginsberg goe...
What a Long Strange Trip it's Been
DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER PAYNE/2013
JIM TUDOR: In his long and winding career, Bruce Dern has been on a lot of strange trips...
Disney's Latest Animated Feature Inspires a Look Back
Disney’s Frozen, the latest freshly minted “animated classic”, is a crowd-pleasing return to familiar for...
Well-Meaning WWII Book Adaptation Reads as Maudlin
DIRECTED BY BRIAN PERCIVAL/2013
Not that the rise of the Nazi party lends itself to much moral ambiguity,...
Mexican B-Filmmaker Biopic is no ED WOOD
DIRECTED BY SEBASTIAN DEL AMO/SPANISH/2012 (U.S. Release 2013)
Although it’s been called a “pitch perfect tribute” ...
The Slamdance Winner Talks About Her Film
Up and coming filmmaker Nicole Teeny’s documentary Bible Quizis an intimate and non-judgmental look at the ultra-comp...
Noteworthy Three Hour French Drama Pushes Buttons
DIRECTED BY ABDELLATIF KECHICHE/FRENCH/2013
Now this is French…! At least, it’s what many may think of wh...
Care to Bet on the Outcome?
DIRECTED BY GAVIN HOOD/2013
ERIK YATES: Orson Scott Card’s epic novel Ender’s Game is the tale of our future after having defeat...
The Gospel According to Terence Fisher
DIRECTED BY TERENCE FISHER/1958
Horror of Dracula (aka Dracula in its native U.K.) opens with great, thunderous horro...
Jim co-founded ZekeFilm in 2011. He's been writing about films since 2003 for outlets such as ScreenAnarchy. He is the current President of the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and an adjunct instructor of film studies at Webster University. He's also worked as video editor and Art Director for professional film and video productions. He also co-hosted the long-running comedy podcast, The Wonder Show. He is a life-long St. Louisian living with his wife and four children.
