Tag: road movies

“Microbe and Gasoline” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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Microbe and Gasoline (2016; Michel Gondry) GRADE: B- By Daniel Barnes A lo-fi, low-stakes charmer from Michel Gondry, light years removed from the insufferable manic quirk of Mood Indigo.  Unfortunately, it’s also a tonally disjointed effort just barely tethered to a meager narrative. Bullied misfit artist Daniel (branded […]

“Neon Bull” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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Neon Bull (2016; Gabriel Mascaro) GRADE: B By Daniel Barnes A documentary filmmaker making only his second narrative feature, writer-director Mascaro invests the entrancing and upsetting Neon Bull with equal parts lived-in authenticity and dreamlike beauty. Neon Bull follows a surrogate family of cowhands and entertainers at the […]