July 15th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming in October from The Criterion Collection: I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim, a pair of moody horror milestones from visionary producer Val Lewton; Demon Pond, a folk-horror fantasia from Japanese New Wave renegade Masahiro Shinoda; and Gummo, a transgressive portrait of angelic and devilish souls in America’s rural underbelly from Harmony Korine. Plus: Pandora’s Box, a sensationally modern […]
December 31st, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
It was a big year, but somehow I managed to put together a list of my favorite films of 2013. I have to say that this was once again not the easiest list to put together. Theatrically, I have seen 150+ films this year, so there were a lot of films to consider and figure […]
March 15th, 2013 by David Freedman
Sean, Liz and Salim review this new crime drama from Harmony Korine. Four friends are faced with no money for spring break. So they commit a daring robbery and head to the beach. But their partying and friendship with a rapper gets them in hot water. WATCH US ON PBS SOCAL Saturdays at 6PM or […]
March 14th, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
Spring Breakers has a very easy hook, by providing us with the image of young college girls in bikinis, wearing ski masks. The high concept phrasing is just as simple: a group of college girls rob a store in order to fund their spring break. The cast consists of young girls, best known for their […]
