Part of my “Article of the Month” series in 2000
Author Archives: Rob
The Forest for the Trees
Berlinger should stick to his roots.
Oscar-Snubbed Pics
Part of my “Article of the Month” series in 2000
Affliction vs. A Simple Plan
These films find disparate people in desperate situations, and the frailty of human standards and spirits.
USA Film Festival, 2000
Never having been to a festival before, I only knew as much about indie movies as the local Blockbuster would rent me.
The Millennial Changeover
Part of my “Article of the Month” series in 2000
“Appalachian Spring”
Rushmore vs. Election
When they call Election “wicked satire,” they mean it. Rushmore wasn’t half as crass yet twice as funny.
The Blair Witch Project vs. Pi
That both of these successful films are independent gives one a giddy sense of grass roots pride.
The Haunting vs. The Blair Witch Project
Ushering in the new millennium of horror movies, one of these films is mighty, the other mediocre.