French Actresses in Film
Tying in with our July Theme Month on Women-Directed Films, we thought we would highlight performances from a handful ofContinue Reading
Tag: Poland
Loving Vincent and Painted Biography
Biographical films about artists often seemed doomed to failure or, at the very least, extreme dullness. Often seeming to beContinue Reading
2022 Atlanta Film Festival: “The Balcony Movie”
I had intended to cover the Atlanta Film Festival in person – and, in fact, was scheduled to move backContinue Reading
Żuławski’s Unseen Debut: The Third Part of the Night
Andrzej Żuławski has always cultivated somewhat of a niche audience, and reasonably so. Few filmmakers are as grotesque, reveling inContinue Reading
Cosmos: Abstract Absurdism
American auteur David Lynch is often quoted in proclaiming “I get ideas and I want to put them on filmContinue 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
20 Favorites Leading Up to 2020
Deviating a bit from usual end-of-decade lists, we asked our critics to list their 20 favorite films from the 21stContinue Reading
Possession and the Power of Performance
There are some films that are so upsetting and disturbing that they bury themselves deep under your skin – evenContinue Reading
Predictions for the 91st Academy Awards
In our last year of predictions, we successfully predicted the winners of 18 out of 24 of the categories correctly.Continue Reading
Film Favorites From 2018
We look back at a number of our favorite films from 2018. This is by no means a ‘best of’Continue Reading
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