Bentonville Fest Highlights
For its eighth annual edition, the Bentonville Film Festival once again purported to be all-inclusive. Its tagline reads: ‘Championing Women…
Cinema Culture War, Again
20th Century Culture War My first job, working a multiplex movie theater with 8 cinemas. I got to see movies…
Why the Fuss?
Senegalese-French filmmaker Maimouna Doucoure unwittingly stepped in the middle of the American Culture Wars. Her small film has gotten a…
Chat Cinema Stay In
In these times when we are being asked to “Stay Inside” it is important to still have connect with colleagues.…
Chat Cinema Podcast
The last Chat Cinema of the year. A bit of a conversation about the state of Cinema. Many auteurs are…
Man Made Accomplishment
Watching the documentary “Man Made” the other day made me think. In the 21stcentury transgender people continue to have a…
Chat Cinema talks #MeToo
This Chat Cinema Podcast came with a lot of thought. We debated on how to cover the topic. The #MeToo…
The Netflix Effect
The Netflix effect is real. The streaming has effected the cinema world like no other technology. The Chat Cinema Team,…
Did I Say Something Wrong?
A Trapped Artist Inside Dealing with bureaucrats with artistic pretensions is a balancing act. On the one hand they crave…
Chat Cinema Episode 2
Our Real Feelings on the Fest. If you ask film critics a question you will get an response. If you…