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August 29, 2018
New Bonus Episode of @fogoftruth: Filmmaker Steve James (from AFI DOCS)
Our first pre-Season 4 bonus episode is now up, and you can listen to it on iTunes, SoundCloud and/or Stitcher, as well as on our Episodes page. In it, we feature a group interview we conducted with filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail) at AFI DOCS this past June. Enjoy!
August 23, 2018
End-of-Summer @hammertonail Narrative Fiction Coverage
Over the course of August, Hammer to Nail has run 5 reviews of mine of new narrative fiction films. Here are the links:: Nico, 1988 review Night Comes On review Summer of 84 review Support the Girls review The Swan review Enjoy!
August 15, 2018
4 Reviews @filmfesttoday: “BlacKkKlansman,” “Christopher Robin,” “Crazy Rich Asians” and “The Meg”
Over the past two weeks, Film Festival Today ran four reviews of mine. Here they are: BlacKkKlansman Christopher Robin Crazy Rich Asians The Meg Enjoy!
July 29, 2018
3 Reviews @filmfesttoday: “Alone in the Game,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp” and “Skyscraper”
I took some time off in July, but Film Festival Today still ran three reviews of mine. Here they are: Alone in the Game Ant-Man and the Wasp Skyscraper Enjoy!
July 27, 2018
2 Reviews – of “Among Wolves,” “The King” – plus 1 interview, with Kimberly Reed of “Dark Money,” all @hammertonail
Hammer to Nail ran three new pieces of mine in the past two weeks: 2 reviews plus 1 interview, from AFI DOCS 2018, with director Kimberly Reed (about her Dark Money). Here are the links:: Among Wolves review The King review AFI DOCS 2018 Interview with Kimberly Reed, of Dark Money Enjoy!
July 25, 2018
Episode 306 of @fogoftruth: “The Last Laugh” and “209 rue Saint-Maur, Paris 10ème – The Neighbors”
Our sixth (and final) episode of Season 3 (#306) is now up, and you can listen to it on iTunes, SoundCloud and/or Stitcher (and anywhere podcasts are found), as well as on our episodes page. This week, we look at Holocaust documentaries as we review The Last Laugh, and Bart interviews Ruth Zylberman of 209 rue Saint-Maur, Paris 10ème … Continue reading Episode 306 of @fogoftruth: “The Last Laugh” and “209 rue Saint-Maur, Paris 10ème – The Neighbors”
July 18, 2018
Episode 305 of @fogoftruth: “The King” and “Cuba and the Cameraman”
Our fifth episode of Season 3 (#305) is now up, and you can listen to it on iTunes, SoundCloud and/or Stitcher (and anywhere podcasts are found), as well as on our episodes page. This week, we cover documentary films that at first appear to be about a bunch of wildly different ideas but then manage to tie it … Continue reading Episode 305 of @fogoftruth: “The King” and “Cuba and the Cameraman”
July 13, 2018
4 Reviews – of “Curvature,” “Hal,” “Leave No Trace” and “Rock in the Red Zone” – plus 1 Interview, with Sam Pollard, all @hammertonail
Hammer to Nail ran five pieces of mine in the last two weeks: 4 additional reviews plus 1 interview from the 2018 Annapolis Film Festival, with director Samuel D. Pollard (about two films he had playing there: ACORN and the Firestorm and Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me). Here are the links:: Curvature review Hal review Leave … Continue reading 4 Reviews – of “Curvature,” “Hal,” “Leave No Trace” and “Rock in the Red Zone” – plus 1 Interview, with Sam Pollard, all @hammertonail
July 11, 2018
Episode 304 of @fogoftruth: “Coming to My Senses” and “Chi-Town”
Our fourth episode of Season 3 (#304) is now up, and you can listen to it on iTunes, SoundCloud and/or Stitcher (and anywhere podcasts are found), as well as on our episodes page. In it, we review review Coming to My Senses, a film about how motocross athlete Aaron Baker struggles to overcome a severe spinal-cord injury, and … Continue reading Episode 304 of @fogoftruth: “Coming to My Senses” and “Chi-Town”
July 4, 2018
Episode 303 of @fogoftruth: “Filmworker” and “Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me”
Our third episode of Season 3 (#303) is now up, and you can listen to it on iTunes, SoundCloud and/or Stitcher (and anywhere podcasts are found), as well as on our episodes page. In it, we review Filmworker, a fascinating portrait of director Stanley Kubrick’s long-suffering (and very loyal) helpmate Leon Vitali, and interview Sam Pollard, director of … Continue reading Episode 303 of @fogoftruth: “Filmworker” and “Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me”
