Ad Astra ★★½
Outer space is so infinitely vast that it’s literally impossible for the human mind to fully conceptualize it. In manyContinue Reading
Tag: Andrei Tarkovsky
Long Day’s Journey into Night ★★★★
Long Day’s Journey into Night follows both the journey of Luo Hongwu (Huang Jue) for his lost love Wan QiwenContinue Reading
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
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
First Reformed
At the very center of Paul Schrader’s First Reformed is the inherent conflict between hope and despair. Is it naiveContinue Reading
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
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