Jesse Paddock
Every generation has its event. Tom Brokaw coined the phrase “the greatest generation” in reference to the outpouring of national…
One of the upshots of the Bush presidency has been the flood of documentaries released in response to it.Over the…
North Carolina’s most famous novelist, Thomas Wolfe, once wrote that the most romantic notion was not “the desire to escape…
In this youth-obsessed culture, where turnover is privileged over tenure, and innovation often wins out over loyalty, it can’t feel…
Set entirely in Italy, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou follows famed oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) as he sets…
How well viewers respond to Claude Miller’s new film, La Petite Lili, will probably have a lot to do with…
One of the world’s most assured filmmakers, Mike Leigh’s new film is yet another foray into period-piece filmmaking, after 1999’s…
The close of the 1960s represents the pinnacle of the rock-festival era. 1969 unleashed two now-legendary festivals into rock’s collective…
Takashi Miike is arguably the hardest working man in cinema. Since 1991, he’s directed over 60 features in his native…
