Articles by Chel

A good friend once compared sadness to the abyss that makes us all fall at one point or another. He said it was all the […]

Paul Schrader’s 2017 “First Reformed” generates apocalyptic fury and determination that seems, in some ways, like The Last Film. But the writer/director isn’t dead or […]

Back in the day, the two major counter-cultural science fiction novels were the libertarian division’s Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein, which made […]

There’s something very odd about Sion Sono’s “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” which has nothing to do with when Nicolas Cage yells, “I’m going to karate […]

The stage-to-screen adaptation of “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” still keeps much of its theatrical style intact but doesn’t make the core story any less impactful. […]

One of the most famous moments in Muhammad Ali’s storied career came directly after his victory over Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston in Miami Beach, on […]