Adam W. Hofbauer

Adam W. Hofbauer is an author and youth worker. His film writing has been featured in The Atlantic, Bright Lights Film Journal and The Out 1 Film Journal. Website: http://www.theoverpicture.com

In Seymour: An Introduction, Ethan Hawke’s first attempt at making a documentary, pianist Seymour Bernstein proves to be an affably candid subject, sharing the story of his long life and genius-level talent. But a more subtextual question can’t help but hover ...

Longform

The Rise of Will Power

8 years ago by Adam W. Hofbauer

He sits atop a rotating throne, rebuking gravity in a spray-painted netherverse, a spinning emperor with a golden scepter. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was indebted to the graffiti and Reebok aesthetic of hip-hop’s golden age, from which Will Smith had emerged ...

Anniversary

Spice World: David Lynch’s “Dune” at 30

8 years ago by Adam W. Hofbauer

Last summer, a major studio allowed James Gunn, an untested indie darling, to helm a big-budget adaptation of an obscure science-fiction property. That the result, Guardians of the Galaxy, was a global hit, struck many as a surprisingly lucrative gamble. In hi...

Anniversary

Come Fail with Us: “The Life Aquatic” at 10

8 years ago by Adam W. Hofbauer

I first saw The Life Aquatic in late 2004, when it premiered at the Winifred Moore Auditorium as part of the Webster University Film series. The exhibitors had supplied the university with boxes of souvenir caps baring the film’s title and a distinctive traffi...

Longform

The Universal Dance of “La Nacion Clandestina”

8 years ago by Adam W. Hofbauer

In a recent video essay for All That Jazz, Matt Zoller Seitz refers to director Bob Fosse’s editing style as evoking a “continuously unfolding present tense moment.” Influenced by the French New Wave and Sam Peckinpah’s ballets of violence, Fosse Time, Seitz a...