Author Profile Rustin Thompson Rustin Thompson is a filmmaker, film critic and indie radio deejay. He enjoys strong coffee, red wine, IPAs and his wife and grown children. He is comfortable with the fact he will never be rich, but grows petulant if he thinks too much about it.
Out of the Furnace: A searing drama that got lost in the Oscar haze Out of the Furnace with Christian Bale and Zoe Saldana by Rustin Thompson / March 27, 2014
Culture Viral Video: The science of mudslides This collection of videos from around the world conveys some sense of the power, terror and anatomy of mud on the move. by Rustin Thompson / March 26, 2014
Culture Viral Video: Jon Stewart returns to "Bullshit Mountain" Where Senator Mitch McConnell's latest campaign ad will inspire you to do some #Mcconnelling. by Rustin Thompson / March 20, 2014
Culture Digital Prospector: Between the ferns with Zach and Barack Obama steals the show with his deadpan delivery. Is he angling for a post-presidential sitcom career? by Rustin Thompson / March 13, 2014
And the Oscar for Best Documentary goes to . . . The Act of Killing is favored to win the Best Documentary category. by Rustin Thompson / February 25, 2014
Culture Digital Prospector: A time lapse of birds In short films starring vultures and starlings in flight, artist Dennis Hlynsk seems to be mapping time. by Rustin Thompson / February 20, 2014
Culture Digital Prospector: The life and death of X Games snowmobile champ Caleb Moore The four-time medalist was the first competitor to die in the 20-year history of the X Games. Now, there's a Lucy Walker film about him. by Rustin Thompson / February 18, 2014
What the Super Bowl thinks America looks like Quvenzhane Wallis in "Beasts of the Southern Wild" by Rustin Thompson / February 6, 2014
Culture Digital Prospector: Bad Lip Reader splices wacky words into NFL mouths A guy called Bad Lip Reader has Peyton Manning admitting that "old folks' allergies" gross him out. by Rustin Thompson / January 30, 2014
Culture Digital Prospector: 26 seconds of Richard Sherman's id Richard Sherman by Rustin Thompson / January 23, 2014
