The Illusionist

From the director of Triplets of Belleville, a beautifully-animated adaption of Jacques Tati's final script

Based on a 40 year old script by legendary filmmaker Jacques Tati, Sylvain Chomet’s long-awaited followup is more than just an homage to the comedic Frenchman’s genius. “The Illusionist,” rendered in painstaking detail, tells a poignant story of the inevitability of change—in many ways it’s a metaphor for the craft of hand-drawn 2D animation itself. (We highly recommend checking out the above trailer and the …

Detroit Lives

Exploring Motor City's artistic renaissance through a Johnny Knoxville-led doc

The history of Palladium boots has always been one of exploration. Originally started as a tire brand in 1920, Palladium was known for tires so advanced that most European military aircrafts used them for their fleets. However, when the end of World War II saw the decrease of aircraft production, like many wartime businesses the company decided to take a different direction with the now-famous …

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky's chilling film on a ballerina's crumbling psyche

Having already made a strong debut at the Venice Film Festival and ran as a sneak preview at Telluride this past weekend (where I saw it), Darren Aronofsky’s new picture Black Swan virtuosically mixes ballet, dark psychological drama and a standout performance by Natalie Portman to great cinematic effect. Shot by Matthew Libatique, viewers will recognize the harsh blue light and overall eerie look to …