“Border Logic: Four Windows into the Mexican Drug War” – Desert of the Real #1
Ed. Note: This is the introductory piece in a nascent essay column, Desert of the Real, by Ben Altenberg. Like it? Hate it? Reach out to the author through the […]
Tag Archives: Drugs
The Connection (2014) Film Review
What: Film Review Directed by: Cédric Jimenez Written by: Cédric Jimenez, Audrey Diwan Starring: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey, Benoît Magimel, Féodor Atkine Produced by: Ilan Goldman […]
Crystal Fairy (2013) Film Review
My review of Sebastian Silva’s acclaimed Sundance feature, Crystal Fairy, starring Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, and several of the writer-director’s brothers. Silva’s latest, one of a two-part Cera extravaganza – […]
21 And Over (2013) Film Review
My review of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore’s tandem directorial debut, 21 AND OVER, starring up-and-coming stars Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, and Justin Chon. No more than a rehashed version […]
Spring Breakers (2012) Film Review
My review of Harmony Korine’s latest and best feature, SPRING BREAKERS, starring Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and James Franco. A nihilist treatise on modern “spring break” culture and […]
Side Effects (2013) Film Review
My review of Steven Soderbergh’s SIDE EFFECTS, slated to be the director’s final theatrical film before retirement. Starring Rooney Mara as Emily Taylor, a woman crippled by depression and medication […]