Pola X: The Perils of Unbound Freedom
From Marquis de Sade to Gustave Courbet, the French have never been shy to transgressive expression in the arts. WhetherContinue Reading
Tag: Claire Denis
The Films of Claire Denis
Claire Denis made herself known to international audiences with Beau Travail and more recently American audiences with the grim yetContinue Reading
Discussing Mikey and Nicky
Ben McDonald: In the second installment of our new Living Room Chats column – where we plan to talk about aContinue Reading
Stories from the Chestnut Woods ★★
Elliptical storytelling – wherein a filmmaker constructs their narrative through concise, specific, and not necessarily linear moments – is aContinue Reading
The Films of Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert celebrates her birthday today! Her performances are perhaps some of the most memorable of any actress, bringing aContinue Reading
Romance in Close-up: The Intoxicating Magic of Vendredi Soir
It seems that with every year that passes, the world gets colder and more detached. The internet, cell phones, socialContinue 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
Deadly Desires: Trouble Every Day and In My Skin
A fleeting scene of Trouble Every Day finds one of its characters simply watching a match burn. Lighting it, CoréContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of September 2019
Alex Sitaras: We’ve got a good mix of titles this month for our Most Anticipated column. First off, I wantedContinue Reading
The Lighthouse
It doesn’t take much more than the opening scene of The Lighthouse to realize you’re watching the work of aContinue Reading
