A Film About Guilt, Loss and Trauma, All Explored Deep in Nature
DIRECTED BY AUSTIN SMAGALSKI/2024
To Die Alone is an emotionally intense and beautif...
A Family in Crisis
DIRECTED BY ANNA THALMAN/2024
The Loved and Lost dives into the complexities of family dynamics amidst financial hardship, capturi...
The Beauty of Art During the Hell of War
DIRECTED BY SLAVA LEONTYEV/2024
Porcelain War is a striking documentary that immerses viewers in the complex...
A Deep Dive into Artist Bob Cassilly
DIRECTED BY MIKE GUALDONI, ZACH WHITE/2024
Concrete Jungle Gym is a vibrant and inspiring documentary that captu...
A Look at Editing Through the Eyes of the Uninitiated
DIRECTED BY CHAD FREIDRICHS/2024
I once heard someone say that film is meant to mirror our dre...
DIRECTED BY LISA D'APOLITO/2024
Shari and Lamb Chop is a heartfelt tribute to Shari Lewis, a pioneering figure in children’s television whose impact is ...
Nancy Boyd's film is Vulnerable, Raw, and Comedic
DIRECTED BY NANCY BOYD/2024
Lady Parts dives into the intimate, uncomfortable, and often unspoken t...
DIRECTED BY HONG SANG-SOO/FRENCH, KOREAN/2024
François Truffaut once said that all storytelling can be broken down into two stories: your protagonist go...
Paul has written about politics and baseball for other outlets in the past. Besides cinema, he cites baseball, music and fitness as other key passions in his life. His reviews are humorous and sometimes cutting, aiming to get at central themes of any given movie. For him, the value of film lies in the way the art form can use plot, vision and sound to create stories of flawed, relatable people that are riveting and allegories for deeper things.
