Guatmemalan Female Drama Simmers, Impresses
DIRECTED BY JAYRO BUSTAMANTE/SPANISH/2016 (U.S. theatrical release)
STREET DATE: JANUARY 17, 2017/KINO LORBER
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A Tank-load of 1983 Low-Budget Future Wasteland Fun
DIRECTED BY CIRIO H. SANTIAGO/1983
STREET DATE: JANUARY 3, 2017/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS
"Whoever contr...
This Pack of Misfit Outlaws Aren't as bad as all That.
DIRECTED BY E.B. CLUCHER (aka ENZO BARBONI)/1970
STREET DATE: JANUARY 10, 2017/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSI...
Jarmusch Drives Driver in a Tale of the Poetic Everyday
DIRECTED BY JIM JARMUSCH/2016
In a busy film awards season so chock full of splashy attention getters,...
Lucas Till and Jane Levy Tear Up the Countryside While Saving the Environment
DIRECTED BY CHRIS WEDGE/2017
I feel like a four year old boy when I say it, bu...
Natalie Portman's Jackie Goes Beyond Camelot
DIRECTED BY PABLO LARRAIN/2016
JIM TUDOR: The car sails down the Dallas highway, a secret service agent on the...
Overly Ambitious Civil Rights Story Doesn't Quite Add Up
DIRECTED BY THEODORE MELFI/2016
Hidden Figures is a film that's spinning a lot of plates. There's th...
2016 Strikes... a Chord
"2016 strikes again!" Whether it was the rash of jarring celebrity deaths, the disquieting state of global affairs, or the most gawd-aw...
Great Depression Era Social Drama is Pretty Okay
DIRECTED BY FRANK BROZAGE/1931
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 13, 2016/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS
Based on a nov...
Our Lucky Star, 1932 -2016
A vibrant talent of Hollywood's silver age, Debbie Reynolds was a multi-talented presence in film and television for over six decade...
Jim co-founded ZekeFilm in 2011. He's been writing about films since 2003 for outlets such as ScreenAnarchy. He is the current President of the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and an adjunct instructor of film studies at Webster University. He's also worked as video editor and Art Director for professional film and video productions. He also co-hosted the long-running comedy podcast, The Wonder Show. He is a life-long St. Louisian living with his wife and four children.
