Spike Lee Visits David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’
“The show’s twenty-one song set spans Byrne’s career discography, but no one record or era dominates.”
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Collecting Movies with Rachel Harrison Gordon
Posted by Greg Carlson | Oct 21, 2020 | Cinema
By Greg CarlsonRachel Harrison Gordon’s “Broken Bird” may be only ten minutes long, but it is a powerful debut and one of the best films of 2020. An autobiographical story about a biracial girl in New Jersey preparing for her...
Read MoreKirsten Johnson’s ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’
Posted by Greg Carlson | Oct 7, 2020 | Cinema
By Greg [email protected] cinematographer and documentarian Kirsten Johnson follows one directorial masterwork — 2016’s “Cameraperson” — with another. Stylistically distinct from “Cameraperson,”...
Read MoreCollecting Movies with Rachel Carey
Posted by Greg Carlson | Oct 2, 2020 | Cinema
Rachel Carey is a New York-based writer and director. Her feature debut “Ask for Jane” is now available to view on demand from Amazon, Apple, Google Play, and other streaming services.In addition to her work in the film...
Read MoreMiranda July Mints “Kajillionaire”
Posted by Greg Carlson | Sep 25, 2020 | Cinema
Polymath artist Miranda July adds an excellent new title to her filmography with “Kajillionaire.” As hard to reduce or simplify as “Me and You and Everyone…
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