Review: Corsage
Director: Marie Kreutzer Stars: Vicky Krieps, Katharina Lorenz, Florian Teichtmeister It’s always the way. I post a Best of the … Continue reading Review: Corsage
Why I Love… #152: The Passion of Joan of Arc
Year: 1928 Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer Stars: Maria Falconetti, Maurica Schutz, Antonin Artaud For someone with no religious fealty, I … Continue reading Why I Love… #152: The Passion of Joan of Arc
Review: BARDO, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid At the time of writing, James Cameron’s bloated, … Continue reading Review: BARDO, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths
The Best of 2022
The top ten HappeningGreat FreedomRed RocketLicorice PizzaAftersunFlux GourmetNopeBoth Sides of the BladeKimiMemoria Film of the YearHappening Released quite chillingly in … Continue reading The Best of 2022
Review: Christmas Bloody Christmas
Director: Joe Begos Stars: Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Abraham Benrubi The Yuletide slasher is as much a holiday tradition as … Continue reading Review: Christmas Bloody Christmas
Review: Avatar: The Way of Water
Director: James Cameron Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Britain Dalton In the 13 years since the first theatrical release of … Continue reading Review: Avatar: The Way of Water
Review: White Noise
Director: Noah Baumbach Stars: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Raffey Cassidy Chalk it up to the evident autobiographical undertow that steered Marriage … Continue reading Review: White Noise
Review: A Wounded Fawn
Director: Travis Stevens Stars: Sarah Lind, Josh Ruben, Malin Barr Travis Stevens has done well enough so far crafting amiable … Continue reading Review: A Wounded Fawn
Review: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Stars: Emma Corrin, Matthew Duckett, Jack O’Connell While D. H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover was first published … Continue reading Review: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Review: Lynch/Oz
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe It was only a week or two ago that I revisited – after a long gap … Continue reading Review: Lynch/Oz
Review: She Said
Director: Maria Schrader Stars: Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan, Ashley Judd In cinematic terms, the investigative journalism picture is beholden to … Continue reading Review: She Said
Review: Bones and All
Director: Luca Guadagnino Stars: Taylor Russell, André Holland, Timothée Chalamet Pinning down a director who largely works from source materials … Continue reading Review: Bones and All
Review: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Director: Rian Johnson Stars: Daniel Craig, Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson Imagine for a moment that you’re a smug tech billionaire. … Continue reading Review: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Review: The Menu
Director: Mark Mylod Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Hong Chau, Ralph Fiennes If the Palme d’Or winning Triangle of Sadness underscored anything, it … Continue reading Review: The Menu
Review: Return to Dust
Director: Li Ruijun Stars: Wu Renlin, Hai Qing, Yang Guangrui The gentle rhythms of Li Ruijun’s Return to Dust barely hint … Continue reading Review: Return to Dust
The Lost Highway Hotel 