Most Anticipated of September 2018
Alex Sitaras: The first release of September I wanted to mention is Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers. The film will be Audiard’sContinue Reading
Tag: Andrei Tarkovsky
2001: A Space Odyssey (70mm theatrical release) ★★★★
As I sank into my seat and the lights dimmed, the crimson curtains at the very front of the AFIContinue Reading
Ben McDonald’s Top 10 Criterion Films
This month, a number of our critics share their 10 favorite titles from the Criterion Collection in celebration of theContinue Reading
(20) First Reformed
At the very center of Paul Schrader’s First Reformed is the inherent conflict between hope and despair. Is it naiveContinue Reading
(19) The Wild Pear Tree
David Lynch was right: words have failed me. As I left the Cannes premiere of Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s The WildContinue Reading
Annihilation ★★½
Alex Garland’s Ex Machina was a wonderful surprise when it premiered three years ago. Restrained, tense, and with just theContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of February 2018
Alex Sitaras: This month brings Annihilation, Alex Garland‘s followup to his directorial debut Ex-Machina. Annihilation is also a sci-fi film, thisContinue Reading
Stalker (Blu-ray release) ★★★
In many ways, Stalker was Andrei Tarkovsky’s most arduous film to create. It is believed that he and a numberContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of July 2017
Alex Sitaras: This month’s selection of films is perhaps our most unique yet. There’s no natural choice of order to startContinue Reading
Cemetery of Splendor ★½
A group of soldiers suffer a mysterious bout of narcolepsy. They are placed in a clinic where they are takenContinue Reading
