“Trinity Is Still My Name” (1971) the real hero of the western genre
Trinity, the hero the Western neither deserved or wanted… … More “Trinity Is Still My Name” (1971) the real hero of the western genre
Trinity, the hero the Western neither deserved or wanted… … More “Trinity Is Still My Name” (1971) the real hero of the western genre
Johnnie To’s action-mobster film “The Mission” from 1999 … More Johnnie To’s “The Mission” (1999) more obsessed with gun sounds than plot
A collection of thoughts on Damien Chazelle’s 2022 big-budget Hollywood picture “Babylon” … More Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” (2022) doesn’t lack ambition, but purpose
Three reviews for one: Soderbergh’s Traffic, Sciamma’s Petite Maman, ans Von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark … More Three-for-One: Traffic (2000), Dancer in The Dark (2000), Petite Maman (2021)
A typical Kiyoshi Kurosawa premise that allows him to explore creepy, unexplainable moods and atmospheres. … More Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Doppelganger” lesser but interesting work
All the 2023 Oscar Nomination predictions in one place … More Oscar Nomination Morning 2023: Preview and Predictions
Sergei Eisenstein’s unfathomable, awe-inspiring war epic that’s an allegory to the Germans and the Catholic church in pre-revolution Russia. The vision is of the power of the modern Russian citizen, standing up against bourgeois apathy and laziness. An uprising of the people of Novgorod and Russia, led by a handsomely blonde hair flowing General, Alexander Nevsky, that speaks for the people, is reasonable in his logic and exists solely as a symbol for revolution. … More “Alexander Nevsky” (1938) the real Sergei Eisenstein epic
Tony Scott making a genre film. A full-fledged, no doubt about it genre film and doing a damn good job while he’s at it. The Hunger, a vampire film at its simplest, a sensual exploration of desire at its most surreal, delivers an atmospheric, moody horror. … More Tony Scott makes a genre film? “The Hunger”(1983) Review
Starting a new series to review as many films as possible – the three-for-one. Three reviews in one piece, all capsule, to get as many thoughts down as humanely possible. Expect more of this format. … More Three-for-One: Popeye (1980), Source Code (2011), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Incredibly powerful writing, performance,, and story about the trial relating to Argentina’s Dirty War. An all-encompassing look at the corruption, horror, and intimidation that took place, and the sheer and utter lack of humanity prohibited in these acts of pure genocide … More “Argentina, 1985” (2022) a striking, incisive look at The Dirty War