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Graham Reznick Ventures into the Genre Woods and Twists Out the Unique 'I Can See You'new

I Can See You takes its characters out to the woods for the scare of their lives, but it isn't overly concerned with subtext. Reznick draws on the non-narrative avant-garde for inspiration; ultimately, his movie has as much in common with David Lynch's weirdest moments or Stan Brakhage as The Blair Witch Project.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Steve Erickson  |  11-03-2009  |  Reviews

Jim Jarmusch's Latest Strips Narrative Cinema Down to Minimalist Allegorynew

The Limits of Control has proven to be extremely divisive, but the negative reactions testify to the shock that innovative cinema can produce.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Steve Erickson  |  06-02-2009  |  Reviews

German Director Matthias Glasner Crafts a Remarkably Human Examination of Fear and Desirenew

While its first 20 minutes, which include a lengthy, brutal rape scene, suggest leanings toward artsploitation, the rest of the movie, released straight to DVD this week, is sober and completely uninterested in shock value.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Steve Erickson  |  07-01-2008  |  Reviews

Contemporary French Horror Comes of Age with 'Inside''s Female Villainnew

With 2007's Inside, undistributed in the U.S. and out this week on DVD, France has finally made a horror movie of which it can be proud.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Steve Erickson  |  04-15-2008  |  Reviews

Growing Wildnew

Another visit to Brazil's slums tries to show how gun-toting boys become men.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Steve Erickson  |  03-04-2008  |  Reviews

Jimmy Carter, the Likable Politiciannew

Despite its running time, Man From Plains suffers from a sound-bite sensibility.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Steve Erickson  |  11-13-2007  |  Reviews

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