Doctor Sleep, A Single Sequel to Many Sources
Any time there is an attempt to expand upon a film that is held in high regard, whether by makingContinue Reading
Author: Henry Baime
Psycho (1998) and the Philosophy of Remakes
The movie industry today tends to reward anything with any sort of name recognition and has prompted an endless supplyContinue Reading
The Birth of Horror in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
At one hundred years old, it has been widely argued that The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was the first filmContinue Reading
Sátántangó: A Dance of Cold War Despair
When it comes to Hungarian cinema, there are few names bigger than Béla Tarr. Known for his slow works thatContinue Reading
Dekalog: The Mosaic of Life
Five years before his Three Colors trilogy followed three different stories with different characters, themes, tones, and visual compositions, withContinue Reading
An Original Imitation: Love and Art in Certified Copy
Is a copy of art valuable on its own, simply something that leads to the original, or is it evenContinue Reading
About Time: All We Have to Decide is What to Do with the Time That is Given Us
Richard Curtis just may be the king of the romantic comedy. Writing Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, BridgetContinue Reading
The Irishman ★★★★
Though Martin Scorsese‘s career has spanned more than half a century and across a variety of genres, the few gangsterContinue Reading
The Brilliance of Simplicity in Under the Skin
In the days before my writing of this piece, I was lucky enough to attend a talk Martin Scorsese gaveContinue Reading
Motherless Brooklyn ★★★
Nearly two decades after his directorial debut Keeping the Faith, Edward Norton has returned to direct, write, produce, and starContinue Reading
