The Responsibilty of Parenthood: An Analysis of Robert Doback and Nancy Huff

Our film starts out with a quote: "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream". This actual quote from then sitting President George W. Bush establishes the timeframe and the prevalent male attitudes, ineptitudes, and toxic behaviors of the time. The quote also introduces a main theme: Family.

Yes, that familial theme is present in the title of the film but the quote and the…

A horror film where the lead character deserves pain and torture and receives it to varying degrees of satisfaction. 

The more hollow moments are actually the best bits; echoing the emptiness with humor. Like how many times did she smash homegirls face on that steering wheel? Or how the obligatory return to mystical shop scene revolves around a jokey performance… my favorite: “it works I got a billion dollars *dies* “

Just dumb and scab picking shit that is well…

A portrait of a crumbling world; crumbling in the slow sense, where you can see and appreciate each piece falling apart.

Radu Jude with another patient masterpiece - conversations with perspectives and the right to judge them; montages that go past 'a beat too long' and start their own solemn rhythm. Our proceedings are always set off by a burst of action (here - a houseless man chooses to commit suicide) and are followed-up by a trickle of feelings. Exploring…

Shame on us for letting this one go undiscovered. And much love to our Criterion Channel for adding and promoting 'Towheads'.

What to do in the face of the constant onslaught of life, as the feelings of self-worth slip away and your priorities don't resemble your dreams? You try to have some fun.

Shannon Plumb is as fearless as she is funny as she is genius. The sharp edge of comedy cuts through (for lack of a better word) depression…