The Chile coup and Pinochet’s “Christian” torture chamber in “Colonia”
German director Florian Gallenberger's Colonia is arguably this year's Zürich Film Festival's hardest-hitting film.
Arlo Guthrie celebrates 50th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant”
Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is in the midst of an extensive tour across America.
Herbert Aptheker biography is political narrative of remarkable man
Murrell paints a vivid, detailed picture of Aptheker's political life and for this he should be commended.
Media exposés in new films “Spotlight” and “The Program”
"Spotlight" deals with the heavy subject matter of child abuse perpetrated by those posturing as Christians.
Progressive cinema in Toronto: An overview
Still one of the largest film festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival is boasting around 400 films in a 10-day extravaganza.
Lesbian-themed film “Carol” in the era of conformity
This is a slow-moving, deliberately paced character study of lovers whose sexual orientation challenges and threatens the status quo.
Today in history: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma born in 1955
Among his many distinctions are the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honor, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
“Forsaken”: Middle-aged gun Jack Bauer home on the deranged range
Unless you are a diehard Western fan you may find this godforsaken flick torture to sit through.
Apocalypse redux: "Fear the Walking Dead" finale falters
The slipshod approach is agonizing enough, but the logistics of the whole affair, and how they were mishandled, are downright insulting.
“uCarmen” from South Africa: No castanets, bring in the marimbas
For the second year in a row, the world-renowned South African Isango Ensemble has come to Santa Monica's Broad Stage.
