It’s A Wonderful Life
Frank Capra is arguably the quintessential American director of the thirties and forties. His films, particularly those he made with James Stewart, succeed in presenting a superficial environment reminiscent of… Read more »
The Family Man
This holiday season I have been revisiting a lot of my seasonal favorites from 3615 code Père Noël (1989) to Since You Went Away (1944). But I have also been… Read more »
Wuthering Heights
For Andrea Arnold the Gothic exists in the atmosphere, mood, and imagination of a locale. Thrushcross Grange and other Yorkshire locations impose the wonder of the supernatural into every frame…. Read more »
Valerie & Her Week Of Wonders
The Czech “new wave” of the sixties is, without a doubt, a cinematic movement unified by intent and not by style. There is hardly anything uniform between the cinematic styles… Read more »
The Unbelievable Truth
When Hal Hartley first emerged on the American Independent Film scene with The Unbelievable Truth (1989) it was like nothing else. The fusion of the literate with the plastic, his… Read more »
Jazzin’ For Blue Jean
Everyone knows who Buster Keaton is and is familiar with his unique and often inventive contributions to the medium of film. But how many people have noticed David Bowie’s fascination… Read more »
Tenet
I have always felt that when Christopher Nolan tries his hand at high concept science fiction films he always fails. That isn’t to say that there aren’t striking visuals in… Read more »
Days Of Heaven
Anyone who has ever studied film is familiar with the various arguments either for or against the use of voice-over in a film. It’s a debate I hadn’t considered seriously… Read more »
Mildred Pierce
Todd Haynes has tried his hand at a variety of styles and narrative approaches. From Poison (1991) to I’m Not There (2007) his cinematic style has proven to be as… Read more »
Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
I often hear heated debates amongst my friends about Batman. Questions are posed to discriminate casual fans from the die-hard fans that know who Doctor Double X is. Many of these… Read more »
