U.S. Go Home – Adolescent Angst and the Greatest Coming of Age Film Ever Made
Coming of age films have long held a special place in my heart. Growing up, it’s easy to forget thatContinue Reading
Tag: Brian de Palma
What We’re Watching – June 2022
June’s edition of What We’re Watching contains a variety of films including a war film, a thriller, and two Palme d’Or winners.Continue Reading
The Power of the Dog ★
The Oscar winner writer-director Jane Campion returns to the big screen with The Power of the Dog for the firstContinue Reading
Outsiders and Hilarity in Basket Case
Basket Case reminds me of the annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Both grotesque exhibitions of excess achieve theContinue Reading
Destructive Love and The Red Shoes
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger explored the theme of love in so many ways in their work. Their A MatterContinue Reading
Phantom of the Paradise: Faustian Rock
Selling your soul for rock and roll, otherwise known as Brian De Palma‘s Phantom of the Paradise. A mixture ofContinue Reading
The Report ★★½
The Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Detention and Interrogation Program was a government-funded investigation of over 6,700 pagesContinue Reading
Neo Noirvember
It’s November 2019, and Blade Runner is now set in the present. What better reason is there than that to commemorateContinue Reading
The Films of Robert De Niro
In this month’s retrospective we reflect on the career of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and versatile actors. With aContinue Reading
The Films of the 70th Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival is indisputably the most renowned of the international film festivals. Controversy, observations on the state ofContinue Reading
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