Showing posts with label theatrical review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label theatrical review. Show all posts
Monday, October 27, 2014

Uncle Jean in three dimensions: 'Goodbye to Language'

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Older filmmakers are not big on innovation. Funhouse deity Jean-Luc Godard is not your standard older filmmaker, though. He’s an icon, a ...
Monday, May 12, 2014

His better half: Richard Ayoade's 'The Double'

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There is something inherently cinematic about a lot of the best recent “alternative” British comedy, and yet none of the most likely susp...
Sunday, April 6, 2014

Tell us a story: Lars von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac'

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Sex is the ultimate red herring in Lars von Trier’s masterfully cruel and compassionate Nymphomaniac , which is now available for “comple...
Friday, April 12, 2013

Memories in the Present Tense: Terrence Malick’s “To the Wonder”

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“Life’s a dream,” remarks one character to another in Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder , which opens today in theaters. As is this hypnotic...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Take the ride: Leos Carax’s “Holy Motors”

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Leos Carax burst on the film scene back in 1984 with his debut feature, Boy Meets Girl , a quiet, charming work that signaled that a majo...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

"Hugo": a love letter to cinema (and respite from Leo!)

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I’ve already noted on this blog my great disappointment in the beautifully crafted but soulless work produced by Martin Scorsese in the ye...
Friday, November 4, 2011

Herzog gets emotional in “Into the Abyss”

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Werner Herzog remains one of the true originals in world cinema, a filmmaker who began as a teller of bleak tales about madness and social a...
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