This is all very beautiful. Children of the Clone, music by Jim Guthrie. It’s out on purple vinyl.
Believe the hype. The Raid: Redemption is one of the best action movies in years, maybe even decades.
This Indonesian movie, by Welsh-born director and writer Gareth Huw Edwards, has a plot that’s like a video game: a shock troop of Indonesian policemen raid the 30-story headquarters of a ruthless crime lord. They need to get to the top of the building and take him out.
But within that simple premise is a beautifully choreographed martial arts epic. I loved this movie for its lack of pretense or illusion. It is exactly what it says its going to be: a kick ass action movie, but one with fully drawn characters and a white-knuckle finale.
Trust me, it will leave you breathless.
Owen Pallett and Mariah Carey. Happy Friday.
Friday beats. Goodbye, MCA.
Here’s me, talking about my documentary, Black February, which had its New York premiere last month as part of the New Filmmakers series at the Anthology Film Archives.
The Celebration, by Thomas Vinterberg. One of my favourite ghost stories.
Washington Post
A collection of candid photography on display at the National Gallery in Washington D.C.
Levon Helm is on his death bed. What a loss that will be.
Tenement Yard, Jacob Miller, from that classic reggae epic, Rockers.
Happy Friday: Redondo Beach, Patti Smith, accompanied by a funny montage of some of my favorite movies.
