Author Archive
Name: H. Stewart
Location: Bay Ridge, New York
Reject Since: February 2007
Email: hstewart@filmschoolrejects.com
Bio: “H” stands for Henry, but Henry enjoys the pretentious mystery offered by the single initial. Also, growing up with A.O. Scott & J. Hoberman’s reviews, he inferred that critics weren’t supposed to have first names, assuming it was because it would make them easier to find them in the phone book. He was born in Brooklyn and has rarely ever left it. He studied film and philosophy in college and found, upon graduation, that a degree in either (but especially in both) leaves one not only unemployed but unemployable. So he started writing, and the complete archives (some of it good, some of it embarrassing) are available at: http://cinepinion.bravehost.comHe also keeps a blog about non-film related arts culture in New York City, The Blog Apple, as well as another, The Twilight Zone Project, that, as an ongoing project, reviews episodes of the original Twilight Zone television series.
Posts by H. Stewart:
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Spielberg Returns to Form with ‘Crystal Skull’ Forget War of the Worlds—when Spielberg wants to be, he’s a master storyteller in that grand Hollywood tradition of efficient, effective populism. Comments (2) |
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Despite Mick Jagger’s lively prancing—his energetic frontmannery—a Rolling Stones concert is above all a sonic affair, rather than a visual event. A concert film, then, would seem pretty straightforward, at best: something to hear, but not much to look at—the sort of thing that goes straight to DVD or PBS. Martin Scorsese, however, through his ever-moving concert cam, manages to make Shine a Light both. Comments (1) |
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Michael Moore has a knack for devising compelling theses on the state of American society and its maladies, but unfortunately he all too often undermines them with his style of argument. Comments (3) |
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Movie Review: Diary of the Dead A group of students, along with their professor, are filming a cheap horror movie out in the woods when news reports start coming in about the dead coming back to life. Be the First To Comment |
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Though set at a stadium and all about soccer, Offside offers only fleeting glimpses of the game; the big match takes place off-screen, watched by the soldiers obliged to guard the women through metal bars. Be the First To Comment |
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Oscar Week: Best Supporting Actor Oscar Week continues as we break down the nominees for Best Supporting Actor. Find out who we think will take home Oscar’s gold… Comments (1) |
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Movie Review: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days For American audiences, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days addresses the abortion issue with a measure of neutrality, without partisan determination anyway. Be the First To Comment |
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Movie Review: Cassandra’s Dream With Cassandra’s Dream, Woody Allen, still in his self-imposed London exile, forgets the diversion of his previous film, Scoop, and returns to the serious matters of murder, morality and the English class system. Be the First To Comment |
