Reel Rap hosts Shane P. and Bennett G. select their favorite films of the 2010s Reel Rap is taking a break from Elaine May and Mike Nichols to discuss their...
Full StoryMonth: January 2020
Joel Potrykus: The Split Tooth Interview
Joel Potrykus's films star a unique archetype: the Midwestern Monster. In this interview he discusses his diet, ditching genres and the art of ending a film
Full Story‘Sweetgrass’ and ‘Leviathan’: Documentaries of a Different Direction
Blending and subverting various cinematic forms, 'Sweetgrass' and 'Leviathan' are the innovative Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab at the height of its powers
Full StoryReel Rap S6 E7: Mike Nichols’ ‘The Birdcage’ (1996)
Shane and Bennett tackle the 1996 comedy 'The Birdcage,' the first credited onscreen collaboration between Elaine May and Mike Nichols.
Full StoryA Collage of Ambiguity: ‘Post Tenebras Lux’ (2012)
Carlos Reygadas' fourth feature is a masterful but incredibly enigmatic and frustrating work that mystifies the idea of the auteur
Full StoryGreta Gerwig’s Remarkable Decade
While scandals dominated headlines in the 2010s, Greta Gerwig quietly established herself as a new force in film as a standout actor, writer and director
Full StoryThe Ripple Effect of Communion in ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ (2013)
Jim Jarmusch's luscious vampire love story shows eternal cycles of interconnectedness through the eyes of immortal lovers
Full StoryA Free Translation: Memory, History and Authenticity in ‘Cold War’ (2018)
Paweł Pawlikowski fictionalizes personal, cultural and historical memory in his breathtaking miniature epic, 'Cold War' (2018).
Full StoryReel Rap S6 E6: Elaine May’s ‘Ishtar’ (1987)
Shane and Bennett celebrate Elaine May's oft-maligned and misunderstood comedy 'Ishtar' that ultimately sent her to movie jail for life.
Full StoryWhat We Talk About When We Talk About “Elevated Horror”
Rather than debate the merit of the term elevated horror, we present a guide to this exciting decade of horror films from mumblegore to 'The Conjuring'
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