<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire: Doomed Love

Portrait of a Lady on Fire: Doomed Love

Mar 3, 2020

I try not to mansplain things. But being a male reviewing Portrait of a Lady on Fire makes me feel as if I?m doing so. That is not to say that the film needs mansplaining. Writer director C?line Sciamma has crafted a wonderful story of women seeking love and...

Queen & Slim: Running into Love

Queen & Slim: Running into Love

Mar 3, 2020

I have heard Queen & Slim called a black Bonnie and Clyde (which references a line in the film) and a heterosexual Thelma & Louise. The latter is more apt, but neither really quite captures the way this film fuses the on-the-run trope with today?s cultural...

1on1 with director Andrew Heckler (BURDEN)

1on1 with director Andrew Heckler (BURDEN)

Mar 2, 2020

I recently had a chance to talk by phone with Andrew Heckler about his film Burden. The film recounts the story of a man (Mike Burden, played by Garrett Hedlund) who was heavily involved in the Ku Klux Klan. When he chose to leave the Klan, he was taken in by a black...

Guns Akimbo: Gamified Murder

Guns Akimbo: Gamified Murder

Feb 27, 2020

In a world where even cooking shows have been gamified, why not psychopathic murder? In Guns Akimbo, from director Jason Lei Howden, such is the world of SKIZM, a streaming underground game in which contestants advance to the next level by killing their opponent....

Burden – Only Love Can Replace Hate

Burden – Only Love Can Replace Hate

Feb 26, 2020

Jesus told us ?But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you? (Luke 6:27f, NRSV). We revere those words, but probably in our heart of hearts we say, ?yeah, right.? In Andrew...

The Times of Bill Cunningham

The Times of Bill Cunningham

Feb 16, 2020

The Times of Bill Cunningham is a documentary about the fashion photographer who was known for riding around New York City on his bicycle taking pictures of whatever interested him. Most of the film is taken from a 1994 interview done by director Mark Bozek. We get to...

Ordinary Love – Weathering a Storm

Ordinary Love – Weathering a Storm

Feb 12, 2020

The snow is snowing and the wind is blowing But I can weather the storm! What do I care how much it may storm? For I've got my love to keep me warm The mood for Ordinary Love is set at the start as we hear Billie Holliday singing Irving Berlin?s ?I?ve Got My Love to...