Festen
The evolution of camera language in the cinema is constantly at work. Either the camera itself is changing or the style and idea of frame is changing. Festen (1998) is… Read more »
Category: Film Reviews
The Steel Helmet
It’s typical for war films from any country or region that the film would paint “their” side as heroic and selfless. The issue here is that war films present a… Read more »
Wonder Woman 1984
I can’t see why Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) is getting such a negative reaction. Patty Jenkins has really out done the first film in the franchise. Jenkins’ latest installment joins… Read more »
Effi Briest
The influence of Protestantism and the Aufklärung cannot, as so often is the case, be neglected in the analysis of German, Hungarian, Austrian, Dutch, Latvian, Polish, Lithuanian, and Swedish cinemas…. Read more »
The Good Mother
Directed by Leonard Nimoy (after his success directing two installments of the Star Trek film franchise at Paramount) The Good Mother (1988) focuses on Anna Dunlap (Diane Keaton), a single… Read more »
Double Indemnity
A masterpiece in film is both a document of a culture unique to the time of its conception as well as a technical feat that provides continuing instruction and inspiration… Read more »
The Naked Spur
This short piece about Janet Leigh was originally written and published in 2010. Let’s talk about Janet Leigh’s character Lina in Anthony Mann’s film The Naked Spur (1953). Though her social… Read more »
The Master
Compared with the cartoonish antics of Wes Anderson or the “realist” fantasies of Christopher Nolan, P.T. Anderson’s films, particularly those he has made in this century, exhibit an understanding of… Read more »
Pure Luck
I’m not at all familiar with the films of Nadia Tass, but I am a huge fan of Danny Glover which is what drew me to Pure Luck (1991). Apparently… Read more »
Scorpio Rising
Kenneth Anger’s intentions in film were not concerned with narrative or reflective technique. Kenneth Anger saw filmmaking as the manipulation of light, Lucifer’s source of power, and believed that the… Read more »
