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Tribeca Review: Takashi Miike’s Sham is a Clint Eastwood-Esque Courtroom Procedural
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
A workmanlike procedural that does more to suggest a Clint Eastwood drama than the kind of unhinged thriller one’s come to associate with great auteur Takashi Miike, Sham is surprisingly straightforward. The story follows a teacher accused of abusing a...
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Tribeca Review: It’s Dorothy! Documents 125 Years of Joy
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Upon hearing the name “Dorothy” I, like most, immediately think of The Wizard of Oz. I remember watching the film when I was a kid, sitting on the couch with my family. I remember my parents calling it “a classic.”...
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Criterion in September 2025: BORN IN FLAMES Leads an Impressive Slate
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
Lizzie Borden's incendiary (?!) Born in Flames (1983) leads an impressive slate of films due for release from the Criterion Collection in September 2025. Because the film deserves its headlines, I'll just quote the official release: "A blistering rallying cry...
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YANUNI
by admin|1 year ago|Hammer to Nail
(The Tribeca Festival runs June 4-15 in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood and Hammer to Nail has boots on the ground! Check out Chris Reeds’s Yanuni movie review fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Unlike...
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The Criterion Collection’s September Lineup Features High and Low, Wes Anderson, and Spinal Tap on 4K
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Likely that Criterion were developing their 4K upgrade of High and Low––a film they released so long ago that it was then subject to a “high-definition digital transfer”––well before any date was set for Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, but...
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Interview: Sarah Friedland – Familiar Touch (Work in Progress)
by admin|1 year ago|Ioncinema
The folks at Music Box Films are releasing Sarah Friedland‘s award-winning Familiar Touch this Friday at the Film Forum in New York and then expand the following week. We had the chance to speak to the filmmaker while the film...
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THE NAKED GUN Trailer: The Sound of The Police is Hilarious
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
The Gen X nostalgia wave continues this week with the full trailer for the reboot of the crime-spoof franchise, The Naked Gun.    Action star Liam Neeson mostly puts aside his action chops to take over the comedy reins from...
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Sound And Vision: Bruce LaBruce
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 look at several music videos by Bruce LaBruce. The line between symbolism and fetish is a thin one. Nobody knows...
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Exclusive: Two Images From Italian Occult Film MORS OMNIA SOLVIT
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
Here is a wee bit of a wake-me-up for the start of your week. We have two exclusive images from the Italian occult horror, Mors Omnia Solvit, directed by Congrega Esoterica Padovana.   The film stars Samael Von Martin, the...
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“The Film is a Mirror:” Celine Song on Materialists, Divine Love, and Self-Worth
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Love is a commodity in Materialists, the second feature from Past Lives writer-director Celine Song. Dakota Johnson plays Lucy, a matchmaker for an elite dating service. Money problems had forced a breakup with John (Chris Evans), a struggling actor. Harry...
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