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<i>Kiss Of The Damned</i> review

Kiss Of The Damned review

Relative newcomer Xan Cassavetes (Daughter of you-know-who) has made a picture with style to spare. The look of the Kiss Of The Damned is exquisite. It is tactile and spacious at the same time. There is [...]

<i>Pieta</i> review

Pieta review

To someone who has been entranced by Ki-duk Kim from virtually the start, his lauded victory in Venice was quite a long time coming. And for those waiting with bated breath during his hiatus after 2008’s [...]

Cinedelphia Film Festival – Aaron’s highlights

Cinedelphia Film Festival – Aaron’s highlights

Here’s frequent Cinedelphia.com contributor Aaron Mannino on some of what he considers to be the highlights of the recently wrapped Cinedelphia Film Festival.  I’m currently working on a first-hand account/re-cap of the entire CFF so check [...]

The Land Of Hope – Review

The Land Of Hope – Review

Hulu has done a great thing. It has brought a Sion Sono film right to my computer screen on the same day of its NY premier. The 3/11 context is surely what guided Hulu’s decision to [...]

On The Road – Review

On The Road – Review

We all know Walter Salles can make a road movie. A really good road movie. On The Road proves it beyond a doubt. As I watched, even in the first few minutes I understood that I [...]

<i>Lore</i> review

Lore review

*I wrote this review of Lore back in October 2012 after it screened in the Philadelphia Film Festival. It is my pleasure to see it get properly distributed.* The credits rolled and I was overjoyed to [...]

<i>A Place At The Table</i> review

A Place At The Table review

Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush have accomplished quite a feat of balance with their documentary on Food Insecurity in the U.S. called A Place At The Table. The balance exists between the sensation of unease that [...]

INTERVIEW: <i>A Place at the Table</i>

INTERVIEW: A Place at the Table

A Place At The Table presents a shocking and prevalent reality; 50 million Americans don’t know where their next meal is coming from. This reality is in every community, every city, everywhere. The greyness of it [...]

<i>Hard Romanticker</i> DVD review

Hard Romanticker DVD review

Hard Romanticker premiered in the US at the Japan Society of New York back in July, but Philly’s own Artsploitation Films brings it into your homes with a DVD and VOD release. Their edition is a [...]

</i>The Central Park Five</i> review

The Central Park Five review

For the latest feature from Florentine Films, Ken Burns teams with his daughter Sarah to break the PBS mould of his oeuvre (The Civil War, The War, Prohibition).  The Central Park Five, a scathing investigation of the [...]

ARCHER SPADE Performs the Works of GENE COLEMAN

ARCHER SPADE Performs the Works of GENE COLEMAN

When Nick Millevoi and Daniel Blacksberg clash their guitar and trombone, they form the Philadelphia experimental music duo Archer Spade (AS). With this pair two’s company, and more than enough. Though their instruments are familiar, Millevoi [...]