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Martin Scorsese Exalts the Films of Powell and Pressburger in First Trailer for Acclaimed Documentary
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Following the best movie of last year, 2024 brings a lesson in cinema history from Martin Scorsese. He’s narrated a new documentary on two of the greatest directors of all time, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, the duo responsible for The Red...
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2024 Cannes Film Festival: Jonathan Millet, Saïd Hamich Benlarbi & Emma Benestan Load Up Critics’ Week
by admin|1 year ago|Ioncinema
Last year the Critics’ Week section introduced us to first and second features from the likes of Vladimir Perišić, Iris Kaltenbäck, Amanda Nell Eu, Amjad Al Rasheed and Marie Amachoukeli. In 2024, Ava Cahen’s team viewed 1050 feature films have...
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An Incorrect Image Of Ourselves: Mike Flanagan on Oculus’ Tenth Anniversary
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
A ten-year anniversary might not sound like a great milestone; it can feel a lot longer when you consider how much has happened since then. Last week, prolific showrunner and filmmaker Mike Flanagan attended a screening of “Oculus,” his ten-year-old...
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Ned Benson, Lucy Boynton, and Justin H. Min Want to Play The Greatest Hits for You
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
The power of music to transport a listener back to a particular time and place is explored to its literal extreme (garnished with a sci-fi twist) in Ned Benson’s “The Greatest Hits.” The film tells the story of Harriet (Lucy...
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Pretty Packaging: The French Limited GANDAHAR Release Is Stacked
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
The French animation director René Laloux only made three feature films in his career, but each of those became a science fiction cult classic. His Fantastic Planet made it into the Criterion collection, and the DVDs Eureka released of the...
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We Grown Now Review: Childhood Joy and Trauma in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Homes
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
Minhal Baig’s film delicately captures both the wonder and tunnel vision of adolescence. The post <em>We Grown Now</em> Review: Childhood Joy and Trauma in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Homes appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Egoist Review: Matsunaga Daishi’s Gay Melodrama Lays Bare Desire and Ego
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
Matsunaga Daishi’s Egoist is a love duet full of intimate gestures. The post <em>Egoist</em> Review: Matsunaga Daishi’s Gay Melodrama Lays Bare Desire and Ego appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Back to Black Review: Amy Winehouse Biopic Is a Spectacle of Profound Cowardice
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
In the end, the film reduces Winehouse’s life to little more than a sexist trope. The post <em>Back to Black</em> Review: Amy Winehouse Biopic Is a Spectacle of Profound Cowardice appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Mothers’ Instinct Review: A Hitchcockian Thriller That Wants for a Double Dose of Camp
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
The film awkwardly pitches itself between a somber drama and antic melodrama. The post <em>Mothers’ Instinct</em> Review: A Hitchcockian Thriller That Wants for a Double Dose of Camp appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Sweet Dreams
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
A strange and memorable but not entirely successful film, "Sweet Dreams" turns colonialism into a source of pitch-black slapstick comedy.  Written and directed by Ena Sendijarević, the film is set in 1900 on a small and obscure Indonesian island, where a sugar plantation baron...
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