MCN Curated Headlines
“It takes a measureable amount of cowardice to betray reality and the struggle of society, but spinelessness has its perks.”
“Why Frances Ha Is A Cowardly Movie”
Chicago’s 1920 Portage Theater Shuttered By Owner Over Revocation Of Liquor License
And – Padlocked Without Warning
And – In A Second Stroke, The City’s 1925 Patio Theater Can’t Afford To Fix Its Broken A/C
With – How The Patio Tells It
“Two-hundred-fifty minutes later, the lights came up, I stood with tears in my eyes, and clapped as loudly as I ever have for any movie in my life. (Note: I’ve actually never clapped for a movie before.)”
From Cannes, Wesley Morris Says The Philippines Has Found Its Masterpiece
“It is difficult to believe the government’s purpose was law enforcement rather than procurement of charges against this defendant. This conduct is the textbook definition of prosecutorial vindictiveness.”
Michael Hastings: Behind Bars With John McTiernan

““Men look at women,” the art critic John Berger observed in 1972. “Women watch themselves being looked at.” Plus ça change…”
Dargis Handicaps Palme D’or

















