Strange Way of Life (Pedro Almodóvar, 2023)
Now this is weird. For the first time that I can remember, a film under 65 minutes is receiving a stand...
2023-10-09 03:44:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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Bottoms (Emma Seligman, 2023)
I really did not like Emma Seligman's debut feature Shiva Baby. In addition to simply finding ...
2023-10-09 03:29:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe Secret Knowledge
Also, what the hell. Although it has not been officially announced yet, here's what I'm showing in Nove...
2023-10-05 01:06:28 +0000 UTC View PostFalling Down on the Job
Yeah, sorry. It's been a minute since I gave you some of that good content.
But in addition...
2023-10-05 00:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostSleep Has Her House (Scott Barley, 2017)
BY REQUEST: Jake Levens
At the risk of being reductive, Scott Barley is the Phil...
2023-09-23 19:42:02 +0000 UTC View PostMangosteen (Tulapop Saenjaroen, 2023)
Although I have consistently found the work of Tulapop Saenjaroen interesting, I have yet to figure out...
2023-09-21 04:36:45 +0000 UTC View PostHe Thought He Died (Isiah Medina, 2023)
No one else's films look like Isiah Medina's. He is one of the only contemporary filmmakers who seems n...
2023-09-21 03:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostOrlando, My Political Biography (Paul B. Preciado, 2023)
Going into Orlando, I knew only a little about Paul B. Preciado, a queer theorist who complete...
2023-09-18 02:21:35 +0000 UTC View PostMirror of Holland (Bert Haanstra, 1950)
BY REQUEST: Brandon
Oh, Inverted World
I'll confess, Bert Haanstra is one of those names that has always been bouncing around in the back of my head, as someon...
2023-09-18 01:21:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Festival Season Waves
My piece on Wavelengths is forthcoming at MUBI. I couldn't address every film, but here are some of the...
2023-09-13 02:52:15 +0000 UTC View PostFestival Season Greens (WITH LINKS)
How would you know if there was a festival film lurking in your neighbo(u)rhood? Do you recognize the s...
2023-09-13 02:40:19 +0000 UTC View PostSomething to Tide You Over
I'm a bit buried at the moment. There will be new writing up here soon.
But for now, enjoy one frame each from every shot in Godard's "trailer" for Phony Wars.
2023-09-11 19:54:57 +0000 UTC
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Subscriber Sweepstakes: September
First, I want to thank all who have participated up to this point. This has worked out even better than...
2023-09-02 20:28:28 +0000 UTC View PostFestival Season Reds
A few more brief remarks on films I'm screening for TIFF, etc.
Spirit of Ecstasy (Hélén...
2023-09-02 18:26:52 +0000 UTC View PostDouble Suicide (Masahiro Shinoda, 1969)
BY REQUEST: Alex
It's always a pleasure to catch up with an as-yet-unseen classi...
2023-09-02 17:54:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe Second Journey (To Uluru) (Arthur and Corinne Cantrill, 1981)
BY REQUEST: John Edmond
Few things are more gratifying than discovering a film t...
2023-08-28 02:43:26 +0000 UTC View PostFestival Season Blues
Yes, 'tis the season. I am currently previewing TIFF films for Cinema Scope, and Venice Days films for ...
2023-08-27 03:09:48 +0000 UTC View PostLady Killer (Jean Grémillon, 1937)
On first glance, Lady Killer (Gueule d'amour) is not as immediately stylish or fluid ...
2023-08-21 00:14:49 +0000 UTC View PostTheater Camp (Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman, 2023)
Back in the days of the Movie Nerd Discussion Group, someone introduced the initialism YMMV. This of co...
2023-08-19 20:04:46 +0000 UTC View PostWoman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964)
BY REQUEST: Mike D'Angelo
This is one of those canonical masterworks I just some...
2023-08-19 05:00:52 +0000 UTC View Post
All You Need is Just a Little Patience
Hey folks, I have fallen behind on subscriber requests as well as new releases, so sorry about that. Th...
2023-08-16 19:52:37 +0000 UTC View PostSubscriber Lottery: An Interesting Turn of Events
I have one more film to watch and write up from the last tombola. Some dude called Michael Del Angelo h...
2023-08-10 04:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostBack to School (Alan Metter, 1986)
BY REQUEST: Michael Dodson
Okay, so a little context. When I first started makin...
2023-08-09 02:47:49 +0000 UTC View PostTrouble in Mind (Alan Rudolph, 1985)
BY REQUEST: David Katz
For what strikes me as a minor film, its writer-director ...
2023-08-08 02:12:12 +0000 UTC View PostBarbie (Greta Gerwig, 2023)
While watching Barbie, I was thoroughly enjoying myself. I not only found it clever and self-a...
2023-08-07 21:43:39 +0000 UTC View PostWhat I Do In the Shadows
I've been writing a fair amount for In Review Online, and this means I end up reviewing films that don'...
2023-08-07 03:45:05 +0000 UTC View PostSound of the Mountain (Mikio Naruse, 1954)
BY REQUEST: Matthew McGee
I'm not sure how I managed to miss Sound of the Mo...
2023-08-02 11:11:59 +0000 UTC View PostAfire (Christian Petzold, 2023)
As many have remarked already, this is Petzold's most Rohmerian film. A seaside getaway becomes an inte...
2023-08-02 01:56:17 +0000 UTC View Post