Hacksaw Ridge
I have seen a number of blockbusters this Autumn. Some were decent, some were terrible. But each was indicative of the state of American cinema today in its own way…. Read more »
Tag: 2010s
Queen Of The Desert
Queen of the Desert (2015) isn’t Werner Herzog’s best film, but it certainly isn’t his worst either. The critical reception of this beautifully mounted Gertrude Bell biopic comes as a… Read more »
Pasolini
Here are those times recreatedby the brutal force of sun-drenched images:the light of live tragedy. -from Pier Paolo Pasolini’s poem Tears Abel Ferrara’s Pasolini (2014) could be about any filmmaker… Read more »
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Everyone knows how instrumental the successful franchise is to contemporary Hollywood marketing. As a motivating factor as well as an aesthetic trend setter the franchise cannot be underestimated. Consider the… Read more »
Get Out
It’s interesting watching Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017) today. Get Out remains a harrowing social satire and harsh indictment of the “color lines” that partition this country. But there was… Read more »
Scream 4
After revisiting the original Scream trilogy in early September I thought that, in the spirit of Halloween, I should finally watch Wes Craven’s final feature Scream 4 (2011). Scream 4… Read more »
Serena
Lumber barons have, believe it or not, been a staple in American cinema for a long time. I am prompted to say this because I have heard a number of… Read more »
Snowtown
I have often heard it said that violence is the product of fear derived from the lack of understanding. In the case of Justin Kurzel’s film Snowtown (2011), the violence… Read more »
Jojo Rabbit
Why was Scarlett Johansson the only actor with a competent German accent? And am I the only one who was struck by Roman Griffin Davis’ resemblance to David Bennent? I… Read more »
I, Tonya
I happen to agree with a number of critics that Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya (2017) owes a remarkable amount to Martin Scorsese’s film Goodfellas (1990). I, Tonya is, in many… Read more »
