By Nick Cooper
Illustration by Shelby Hohl
On December 14th KPFT’s open journal program was hosted by the Israeli Consulate of the Southwest Region, in a show they have labeled “The Voice of Peace.” Open Journal is …

Howl burst forth on the screen in the manner of its own free form insanity. Howl tells the story of the obscenity trial surrounding the publication of the titular long form poem by Allen Ginsberg …

Honing down a list of the year’s best films usually requires balancing a slate of movies from the obscure art films that I spend my life in the dark watching to more mainstream fare that …

True Grit starts out with a biblical quote and just like the source, Charles Portis’ 1968 novel of the same name, the movie remains true to the spirit of the book right down to its …

Tron: Legacy picks up the pieces from the 1982 Disney film Tron. Jeff Bridges who was the star of the original reprises his role and actually plays two parts: Kevin Flynn and Clu. Bruce Boxlietner, …

Boxing Gym provides a classic Frederick Wiseman fly-on-the-wall perspective of a quaint and functional gym where amateur boxers train to their heart’s content. As in his previous La Danse and in fact going back to …

The Magnolia release All Good Things follows that company’s strategy of releasing films theatrically in big cities simultaneous with their debut on VOD (a type of internet video streaming on demand). Since the Angelika closed …

Today’s Special serves up generous portions of tangy sauces, witty dialogue and pride restored as a young sous chef makes his way in the world of New York restaurants. This is a food movie but …

Let’s figure out if God exists. Do you believe in God?
With all the holiday reveling, it is important to re-explore this question and bring some grander issues the surface. However, this question is bigger than …

Do you remember how hard it was to see that schooner in those goddamn magic eye pieces? Did the abstraction of what is supposed to be a concrete image interest you beyond the …