Jacques Tati’s final feature, Parade, gets the classic Reel Rap side-eye on this week’s episode Shane and Bennett aren’t the only clowns on this week’s Reel Rap. For his final...
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Craigslist in Quarantine: A Balm for Writer’s Block
Instead of working on the screenplay he's writing, Austin filmmaker Jim Hickcox is spiraling through the depths of the internet's classified ads
Full StoryBeyond Provocative: Gaspar Noé in the 2010s
Through the 2010s, Gaspar Noé progressed from a provocative filmmaker to a true auteur with films like 'Climax,' 'Love' and 'Enter the Void.'
Full StoryReel Rap: Tati’s ‘Trafic’ (1971)
Bennett and Shane say goodbye to Monsieur Hulot and discuss Jacques Tati’s penultimate film, 'Trafic.' Also: therapy experiences and board game letdowns.
Full StoryShut-In Fest 4: Oh the Places You’ll Go! Freedom, Escape, New Adventures
The fourth and final week of Logan Ann Taylor's at-home festival ends on a happy note with films about hope and freedom from isolation.
Full StoryBrandon Colvin: The Split Tooth Interview
Synopses don’t do Brandon Colvin’s work justice. A budding filmmaker indulges his voyeuristic tendencies, an academic returns to his hometown, a mysterious group of women enter three men’s lives —...
Full Story“Like an Uncle in an Ant Farm” — Cinesthesia Chapter 7
Yachts rock, stars trek and men mattress in a brand new episode of Cinesthesia about Tom Green, John Grisham, P.T. Anderson and Robert Altman.
Full StoryMichael Glover Smith: The Split Tooth Interview
Chicago director Michael Glover Smith discusses his new film Mercury in Retrograde, astrology and how literature influences his films.
Full StoryReel Rap: Tati’s ‘PlayTime’ (1967)
Shane and Bennett discusses Jacques Tati’s masterpiece, 'PlayTime,' one of the most ambitious and excellent films ever made.
Full StoryShut-In Film Fest Week 3: Identity, Loneliness, Hallucinations
Isolation and Madness take center stage in the third installment of Logan Ann Taylor's isolation-themed at-home film festival.
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