No Such Thing
This evening I watched Hartley’s 2001 offering No Such Thing. Unlike Hartley’s most popular films, which deal with relationships and quirky characters, this film was much more overtly philosophical and… Read more »
Tag: 2000s
Free Enterprise
Free Enterprise (2000) is a film made by two trekkies about two trekkies about to enter their thirties and how they navigate their daily love lives and jobs with the… Read more »
Broken English
Zoe Cassavetes’ first feature film, Broken English (2007), is an analysis of what love means to her generation, and the perception of happiness that goes with it. Stylistically, the film… Read more »
In The Mood For Love
In The Mood For Love (2001) continues director Wong Kar-wai’s preoccupation with emotions unexpressed and love gone unconsummated. Of all of Wong Kar-wai’s feature films, In The Mood For Love best… Read more »
A Bear Named Winnie
If COVID-19 or police oppression has got you down and you’re in need of some frivolous escapism, if you find yourself in the mood for a saccharine adventure film, look… Read more »
Une Visite au Louvre
During the last few weeks I have begun again a survey of the cinema focused upon the “alternative” of cinematic expression. I must confess that I do not feel intellectually equipped… Read more »
Les plages d’Agnes
It is indisputable that Agnes Varda’s background as a photographer has informed all of her films. Her primary concern as a filmmaker has always been with the ability of film,… Read more »
Brand Upon The Brain
Guy Maddin has been one of the most unique voices in cinema for over two decades now. His films are a return to the primitivism of early surrealist filmmaking, succeeding… Read more »
Half Nelson
I decided to repost this short review after screening this film in my class. This piece originally appeared in 2012. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden have been collaborating on films… Read more »
Histoire de Marie et Julien
There has been a lot of discussion around Rivette’s films lately, a kind of renewed interest or mass discovery by a new generation. Lincoln Center recently hosted a parallel retrospective… Read more »
