Grace Smith

Malcolm Ingram’s doc “Clerk.” is a loving mosaic to Kevin Smith, The Man Who Would Be King Geek. [SXSW Film Festival]

By Douglas Davidson on March 19, 2021 • ( 1 )

Before the Fengshen Cinematic Universe, the modern Monster Universe, the DCEU, or the MCU, there was the View Askewinverse. Before there was Kevin Feige (Marvel Studios) or Jon Favreau (The Mandalorian) as the pinnacles of geekdom, there was writer/director Kevin… Read More ›

Despite a subversion of genre tropes and bevy of homages, Jennifer Reeder’s “Knives and Skin” isn’t as sharp as it aims to be.

By Hunter Heilman on December 4, 2019 • ( 0 )

The textbook definition of “teen movie” has taken a sharp left turn in the past decade. Gone are the days of lighthearted slapstick comedies à la American Pie and Superbad, or the mushy romance films like She’s All That and… Read More ›

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Grace Smith

Malcolm Ingram’s doc “Clerk.” is a loving mosaic to Kevin Smith, The Man Who Would Be King Geek. [SXSW Film Festival]

Despite a subversion of genre tropes and bevy of homages, Jennifer Reeder’s “Knives and Skin” isn’t as sharp as it aims to be.