An orphaned Chinese boy guides a blind prostitute to track a serial killer in Dark Glasses. Diana (Ilenia Pastorelli) is a prostitute blinded in a car accident while being pursued by a serial killer who has been targeting call girls in Rome. Collateral damage in the accident is a young Chinese boy named Chin (Andrea…
UPDATE: Since I originally wrote this review, it has come to my attention that director Morgan Neville utilized A.I. technology to recreate Anthony Bourdain‘s voice for the film’s narration. This, of course, raises some serious ethical concerns and it does recontextualize the documentary somewhat. However, my original thoughts on the film remain unedited below. The…
The story behind a cult writer is told in The Cult of JT LeRoy. Teenaged writer JT LeRoy emerged from nowhere in 2002 to become a cult celebrity phenomenon. Publishing his first book at the age of 19, JT received comparisons to Andy Warhol and attracted a devout celebrity following, which would read from JT’s…
