Afterwater (Dane Komljen, 2022)
A way-homer if ever there was one, Dane Komljen's second feature, commissioned by the Jeonju Cinema Pro...
2023-06-10 05:19:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995)
BY REQUEST: Daniel Waller
Second viewing, last seen on HBO probably in '96. It's...
2023-06-09 05:52:29 +0000 UTC View PostIn Our Day (Hong Sang-soo, 2023)
Challenging one, this. In several respects it is one of Hong's most original films. Granted,...
2023-06-08 05:21:23 +0000 UTC View PostQueens of the Qing Dynasty (Ashley McKenzie, 2022)
One of last year's more acclaimed films, Ashley McKenzie's Queens of the Qing Dynasty is diffi...
2023-06-08 03:48:41 +0000 UTC View PostBlackBerry (Matt Johnson, 2023)
I always try to give my subscriber base their (your) money's worth. But every so often a fil...
2023-06-06 00:17:27 +0000 UTC View PostSubscriber Lotto: Double Yahtzee!
And here are the latest lucky winners!
#95: LUKE FOWLER
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2023-06-05 04:59:31 +0000 UTC View PostMonica (Andrea Pallaoro, 2022)
There's a remarkable awkwardness running through Monica, the third feature film by Andrea Pall...
2023-06-05 04:39:15 +0000 UTC View PostA Little More Cannes (InRO reviews)
Kidnapped (Marco Bellocchio, 2023)
In many critics’ wrap-ups from Cannes, ther...
2023-06-04 05:25:38 +0000 UTC View PostPossession (Andrzej Żuławski, 1981)
BY REQUEST: Beatriz Rivas
Well, where to begin? For about half the running time ...
2023-06-03 23:18:17 +0000 UTC View PostA Word on [W/O]
I had a few minutes of downtime today, and I began thinking about [W/O]s. Now, this refers to a "walkou...
2023-05-28 03:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostCannes of Worms -- InRO Reviews
Légua (João Miller Guerra and Filipa Reis, 2023)
It’s been five years since ...
2023-05-28 00:49:19 +0000 UTC View PostTwo Recent Experimental Films From South Korea
This Isn't What It Appears (Heehyun Choi, 2022)
BY REQUEST: David Dinnel...
2023-05-28 00:38:38 +0000 UTC View PostWe Are So Back
As we head into another IP Tentpole Summer, it's worth noting that Houston has quite a few things to se...
2023-05-19 01:32:23 +0000 UTC View PostMix-Up or Méli-Mélo (Françoise Romand, 1986)
BY REQUEST: T.J. Larson
Romand's French subtitle, méli-mélo, translat...
2023-05-18 23:27:29 +0000 UTC View PostWVLNT (Wavelength For Those Who Don't Have the Time) (Michael Snow, 2003)
I only just now got around to watching this. I think I'd unconsciously avoided it because I suspected i...
2023-05-18 22:23:39 +0000 UTC View PostSo Is This (Michael Snow, 1982)
Last seen June 2011. I had forgotten how enjoyable So Is This is, and not just because of Snow...
2023-05-18 05:02:54 +0000 UTC View PostWhich Colour? (Shahrukhkhan Chavada, 2023)
Which Colour? premiered earlier this year in Rotterdam, and I watched it because of the high p...
2023-05-15 20:52:44 +0000 UTC View PostWhere (Tsai Ming-liang, 2022)
I mentioned Where in my Prismatic Ground wrap for Film Comment 2.0, but it seemed like it warr...
2023-05-14 04:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostBeau Is Afraid (Ari Aster, 2023)
I will admit right off the bat, I am glad this film exists, despite my deep ambivalence towa...
2023-05-14 03:04:21 +0000 UTC View PostA Brief Word About "Experiments in Cinema 18"
Due to final grades and other day-job obligations, I didn't get as much time to spend with the online E...
2023-05-13 05:23:34 +0000 UTC View PostPrismatic Ground -- the rest, part two
NYC RGB (Viktoria Schmid, 2023)
Sometimes all you need is a simple idea expertly...
2023-05-10 04:05:28 +0000 UTC View PostAnti-Cosmos (Takashi Makino, 2023)
I've been following Makino's very distinctive filmmaking for a number of years, although I certainly ha...
2023-05-10 03:28:58 +0000 UTC View PostPrismatic Ground -- the rest of it, part one
Promised Lands (Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, 2018)
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa was a Ugandan...
2023-05-09 01:53:38 +0000 UTC View PostAbout Thirty (Martín Shanly, 2023)
Formalist comedies. Apparently they're still allowed, at least for now. Although About Thirty ...
2023-05-08 04:34:13 +0000 UTC View PostSubscribers' Choice: Next Three Selectors
It's time for the ol' number randomizer to do its thing once again.
Our next three selectors are:...
2023-05-08 02:35:13 +0000 UTC View PostLancelot du Lac (Robert Bresson, 1974)
BY REQUEST: Ryan Wu
Lancelot du Lac is nowhere near my favor...
2023-05-08 02:27:55 +0000 UTC View PostPrismatic Ground reviews (from In Review Online)
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After (João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra de...
2023-05-08 01:54:00 +0000 UTC View PostStill Here
HI gang.
I haven't posted here for a minute, mostly because I have been mainlining the 2023 Prism...
2023-05-03 21:14:25 +0000 UTC View PostShowing Up (Kelly Reichardt, 2022)
Is anything we see in Showing Up good art? I puzzled over this while watching Reichardt's film...
2023-04-27 02:24:15 +0000 UTC View PostBlack Shampoo (Greydon Clark, 1976)
BY REQUEST: Craig Lindsey
You're crazy for this one, Crizzle.
Black Sh...
2023-04-24 02:16:29 +0000 UTC View Post