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Meet the Writers: Peyton Robinson
by admin|11 months ago|Roger Ebert
An interview with one of our regular critics.
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‘Witchboard’ Review: Spirited Direction Almost Dispels the Curse of Insipid Material
by admin|11 months ago|Slant Magazine
Chuck Russell is certainly committed to making an old-school, effects-laden genre thrill ride. The post ‘Witchboard’ Review: Spirited Direction Almost Dispels the Curse of Insipid Material appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Went Up the Hill’ Review: Samuel Van Grinsven’s Transfixing, Sensorial Ghost Story
by admin|11 months ago|Slant Magazine
The film recalls the themes of Rebecca and the temporal displacements of Alain Resnais’s work. The post ‘Went Up the Hill’ Review: Samuel Van Grinsven’s Transfixing, Sensorial Ghost Story appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Knife’ Review: Nnamdi Asomugha’s Thriller About the Slipperiness of Truth
by admin|11 months ago|Slant Magazine
The overriding suspense here is largely created by watching truth become negotiable. The post ‘The Knife’ Review: Nnamdi Asomugha’s Thriller About the Slipperiness of Truth appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘White Snail’ Review: In Search of Romance in the Shadow of the Russia-Ukraine War
by admin|11 months ago|Slant Magazine
The film is mostly memorable for its depiction of a city gradually hollowing itself out. The post ‘White Snail’ Review: In Search of Romance in the Shadow of the Russia-Ukraine War appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Now Streaming Weekly: WEDNESDAY Returns, THE PICKUP Debuts
by admin|11 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Plus: 'King of the Hill' reigns in our weekly guide to new and noteworthy indie and international genre fare. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Locarno Review: A Seance of Self and Film, Blue Heron is an Astonishing Debut
by admin|11 months ago|The Film Stage
In Nine Behind, one of Sophy Romvari’s earliest shorts, a young woman is heard sobbing on the phone to her estranged grandfather: “I want to know my family.” It’s a line that haunts all the films the director’s made since....
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‘The Birthday Party’ Review: Willem Dafoe Is a Billionaire Menace in Undercooked Melodrama
by admin|11 months ago|Slant Magazine
The film is efficiently orchestrated, but its storytelling is remarkably leaden and incoherent. The post ‘The Birthday Party’ Review: Willem Dafoe Is a Billionaire Menace in Undercooked Melodrama appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Friday One Sheet: MY SUNSHINE
by admin|11 months ago|Screen Anarchy
I am feeling whimsical in the back half of summer, and this simple design for Hiroshi Okuyama's nostalgic love story, My Sunshine, is doing the trick. Normally the Koreans excel at this kind of design, where there is little fuss...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Luc Moullet, Who Killed Teddy Bear?, The Lovers on the Bridge & More
by admin|11 months ago|The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterA career-spanning Luc Moullet retrospective begins; In the Mood for Love and In the Mood for Love 2001 continue. Museum of Modern ArtA Michael Caine retrospective begins. Film ForumThe long-lost director’s...
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