by James Rocchi | Jan 21, 2014 | Festivals, Interviews, Podcast, What's Hot
A year ago, Shane Carruth was debuting his mind-bending, heartbreaking Upstream Color at Sundance; in this episode of The Lunch, host James Rocchi and Carruth talk about filmmaking, self-doubt, subtlety vs. over-explanation, time-travel, mind-worms and silence …...
by James Rocchi | Dec 31, 2013 | Interviews, Podcast
Todd Gilchrist, freelance film journalist and reviewer for The Wrap and Forbes, joins us this week on The Lunch Podcast to contrast and compare his Top Ten with James’ and finish up the year; the conversation also includes notes on Only God Forgives vs. Drive,...
by Noah Walden | Dec 30, 2013 | News, What's Hot
Is it fair to compare a lesbian love story told by a Tunisian-French director to a documentary about a wave of killings in Indonesia in which the still living assailants recreate the scenes of slaughter? Or to state which is definitively better; the tale of man sold...
by James Rocchi | Dec 17, 2013 | Editor's Picks, Features, Reviews, Staff Picks
I could preamble all of this with the expected and the even-handed — some think 2013 was a great year for film, some think it was not; here are some films you have most certainly heard of, and here are a few you’re invited to reconsider — but all...
by James Rocchi | Dec 6, 2013 | Interviews, Podcast, What's Hot
Justin Chang is the chief film critic for the venerable but lively trade publication Variety; this week on The Lunch, Justin joins regular host and fellow critic James Rocchi to talk about three films of 2013 that any serious film-lover should see before the...
