Rendez-Vous with French Cinema March 2-12
Film for film, performance for performance, there’s no more pleasurable way for cinephiles to weather a Manhattan winter than to…
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Riotsville U.S.A. Comes to Bright Lights on Feb. 16
Sierra Pettengill’s documentary, “Riotsville, U.S.A.” comes to Bright Lights Cinema Series this Thursday, Feb. 16, followed by a talk with…
New York Jewish Film Festival, January 12–23
The cautionary alerts are everywhere throughout Manhattan. At the Center for Jewish History on West 16th just off Fifth Avenue,…
‘The Independent’ Staff Shares Their Favorite Halloween Flicks
Do “Saw” or “The Haunt” make it on to your list of Halloween favorites? See what writers at The Independent are watching! Read More >>
ICIA’s Submission Window Nearing a Close
The International Competition for Intermedia Work of Art (ICIA), is nearing the end of their open call for…
“The Lobster”: When the Sin of Being Single Is Unforgivable
Dystopian films are no doubt a popular genre, especially among young adults. From “The Hunger Games” which reflects the animalistic…
“Master” Explores Old Ideas in a New Setting
Racism is horror. This is the idea behind creative masterpieces such as Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” and Bernard Rose’s “Candyman”…
“Hi, Mom” and “Mama”: Dedicated to Every Ordinary but Great Mother
In his short story collection “Puck of Pook’s Hill,” Rudyard Kipling said, “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he…
“Fuck the World!” and the Queer Anger of “The Living End”
Victoria Mallorga Hernandez reviews “The Living End,” which represents a rabid indictment of the Reagan and Bush administrations and their hand in the genocide of a generation of LGBTQ+ people, but through a language imbued with camp panache.