It’s Murder

The extended video of the Tamir Rice shooting is jumpy, grainy, and 30 minutes long. That doesn't matter. I've watched it twice. I couldn't let it run uninterrupted. I stopped and scrolled, leaning into my computer to get a close-up view.

2020-06-24T10:13:50-04:00January 12, 2015|

“Almost There” Gets There

Documentaries about artists can go wrong in a million different ways. Take John Maloof's recent Finding Vivian Maier, which is more a film about Maloof's transformation from a ragpicker into the self-appointed keeper ...

2015-01-27T11:26:53-05:00December 19, 2014|

Why I Left Los Angeles For This

“But … why?” she asks me in equal parts disgust and curiosity. Her words linger between us, like a sour stench waiting to dissipate up into the air and away from where we stand, locked in unlikely confrontation.

2014-12-17T13:08:46-05:00December 17, 2014|