Wings Of Desire
In 1987, after working in America for several years, Wim Wenders returned to West Germany, more specifically West Berlin, to make his film Wings Of Desire (1987). Wings Of Desire is, however,… Read more »
Category: Film Reviews
First Man
First Man, Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to La La Land (2016), is diametrically opposed to both the musical genre and fantastique escapism in general. First Man (2018) is a film about… Read more »
Beethoven’s Nephew
Back in 2011 I had a forty-five minute telephone conversation with director Paul Morrissey. I was ecstatic beyond belief, Morrissey being one of my cinematic heroes, a hero who has… Read more »
A Simple Favor
What is Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor (2018) about? I can only say for certain that A Simple Favor is interested in female relationships. For a film with so much… Read more »
Leaving Las Vegas
Looking back at all the awards Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue either won or were nominated for in 1995 for Mike Figgis’ Leaving Las Vegas, one would assume that the film… Read more »
Diabolique
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Diabolique is a thriller released in 1955. That said it is almost always compared to the works of Hitchcock, with whom its history is explicitly intertwined. But upon a few… Read more »
Sebastiane
Derek Jarman’s first feature, co-directed by Paul Humfress, was released in 1976 with the rating “X”. The film was Sebastiane, and it told the story of St. Sebastiane’s martyrdom in… Read more »
I Walk Alone
Byron Haskin’s third directorial effort, I Walk Alone (1948), is significant for a number of reasons. It was the first time the director would team with leading man Burt Lancaster… Read more »
Wonder Woman
“Warner Bros. owns Wonder Woman and they need permission for every little thing you do,…Unfortunately, they didn’t want them stepping on the character that they own.” – Lynda Carter In… Read more »
White Dog
White Dog follows Judy, a struggling actress who hits a white dog with her car. When she is unable to find the owner, Judy adopts the animal, which in turn… Read more »
