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‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1’ Review: Kevin Costner’s Stilted Grand Opus
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
The stories lack polish, and the characters are never developed beyond archetypes. The post ‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1’ Review: Kevin Costner’s Stilted Grand Opus appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Blu-Ray Review: A Monumental Story of the Personal and Historical
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
It's extremely rare for Criterion Collection to produce a television series; so when one does make the cut, you know it's special. And that's just the least of the adjectives that could be used to describe The Underground Railroad, Barry...
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Luca Guadagnino Says Queer is a Tribute to Powell & Pressburger, Will Feature “Scandalous” Sex Scenes
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
We were just remarking a few weeks ago how it’s the summer of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, with the largest-ever U.S. retrospective of the British masters now underway and the Martin Scorsese-narrated documentary  The post Luca Guadagnino Says Queer...
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Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane Form Strange Bond In Trailer for Nathan Silver’s Between the Temples
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Nathan Silver’s Between the Temples is among the most formally adventurous films ever made about a late-in-life Bat Mitzvah––scripted with more narrative and structural surprise than its basic bedrock would ever suggest, shot (by Sean Price Williams) and edited (courtesy...
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First Trailer for Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu Invites You to Succumb to the Darkness
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
The best Christmas present of the year, after his biggest project yet with The Northman, Robert Eggers jumped quickly into his long-developing passion project: a new take on F. W. Murnau’s 1922 German Expressionist masterpiece Nosferatu, itself inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. With...
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The Vourdalak | Review
by admin|1 year ago|Ioncinema
Love in the Blood: Beau Resurrects Russian Vampire Clan in Eccentric Genre Throwback Chuck Palahniuk wrote it best, referencing an ‘old saying’ in his 1996 novel Fight Club regarding how ‘you always kill the one you love.’ It’s certainly the...
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Sound And Vision: Jeff Nichols
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Lucero's Long Way Back Home, directed by Jeff Nichols. The films of Jeff Nichols ánd the...
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Furiosa Doesn’t Feel Like Any Other Mad Max Film, and That’s What’s Wonderful About It
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
Much has been written about the presumed box-office "failure" of "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." The quote marks are intentional: its immediate predecessor in the series, "Mad Max Fury Road," is widely considered one of the best action movies ever made. It's the only film in the series...
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DC/DOX — Washington DC’s Documentary Film Festival in its Second Year
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
When the American Film Institute moved its popular documentary film festival from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles (combining it with its AFI Fest), its former festival director, Sky Sitney, and Jamie Shor (who had guided communications and public relations) took...
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‘Family Portrait’ Review: Lucy Kerr’s Enigmatic Mosaic of a Family Teetering on the Brink
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
The film stands out for its mistrust, not just of images but of the sense of sight altogether. The post ‘Family Portrait’ Review: Lucy Kerr’s Enigmatic Mosaic of a Family Teetering on the Brink appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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