On Chesil Beach ★
On Chesil Beach is the eleventh cinematic adaptation of one of Ian McEwan‘s literary works, which McEwan himself based the screenplayContinue Reading
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Matt Schlee’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
Cold War ★★★
“Who knew true love could be so chilly?” should read the tagline for Cold War, Paweł Pawlikowski’s 85-minute romantic epicContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of May 2018
Kevin Jones: As the calendar turns to May, the release schedule for theaters is starting to favor blockbusters, leading toContinue Reading
Una ★★
Difficult that it is to watch Una without a sense of unease given the nature of the story, viewing isContinue Reading
The Masters of Suspense: Hitchcock and Du Maurier
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” Opening line from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, 1938 For theContinue Reading
Dunkirk ★★★½
French director François Truffaut is often attributed with saying that an anti-war film is an impossible feat, that the actionContinue Reading
Lady Macbeth ★★★
Lady Macbeth tells the story of a young woman’s struggle when she is sold into marriage and how she willContinue Reading
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