Essays The Church of Paul Thomas Anderson

The Church of Paul Thomas Anderson

By the time he brought Revelation upon Los Angeles in the form of frog rain, Paul Thomas Anderson had already achieved a level of formal and thematic completeness in his body of work which is...

June 11 2013 / 1 comment / Read More
What the US can learn from Willy Wonka

What the US can learn from Willy Wonka

As any moviegoer knows, charismatic heroes of the screen often personify what we wish we could be or what we aspire to do. Legendary but believable heroes of film include Atticus Finch, Clarice Starling or...

July 23 2012 / No comment / Read More
Film Reviews

Why did we watch ‘Amour?’

Why did we watch ‘Amour?’

I am not fluent or even remotely familiar with the French language. But, after watching Michael Haneke’s “Amour” and listening to it play out...

Mar 26 2013 / No comment / Read More

Short and Swede

Short and Swede

  Göteborg is the home of Scandinavia’s most important international film festival, offering one of the world’s most generous prizes: a Dragon Award of...

Feb 19 2013 / No comment / Read More

No: Too Good at Recreating the 80s

No: Too Good at Recreating the 80s

In 1988, Chile held a referendum to decide whether dictator Augusto Pinochet should stay in power. For one month, both sides could express their...

Feb 7 2013 / No comment / Read More

Lawrence of Arabia: Deserving of its Place in the Sun

Lawrence of Arabia: Deserving of its Place in the Sun

This year marked the 50th anniversary of David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia. To mark the occasion, a digitally restored edition was released, and I...

Dec 31 2012 / No comment / Read More
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Lists

Top 10 of 2012

Top 10 of 2012

As we reach the end of an inspiring year for cinema, here are ten titles that stood out for me in 2012, and an explanation of why I chose each of them. Although I saw many of these at film festivals, so they may not...

Dec 24 2012 / No comment / Read More

Tony Scott’s 5 best films

Tony Scott’s 5 best films

As with any prominent artist’s or entertainer’s passing, it gives us a chance to look back on their body of work in a way we’ve never looked at it before — as completed cannon. After the terrible news broke of director Tony Scott’s apparent suicide,...

Aug 23 2012 / 3 comments / Read More

The 10 best films of 2011

The 10 best films of 2011

It’s that time of year again when we intrepid critics whittle down the hundreds of titles we’ve seen over the last 365 days to the top 10 that made us gasp, chuckle, cringe, hope, feel and think the most. As seems to be the trend, Hollywood left...

Jan 8 2012 / 6 comments / Read More

Cinema’s 9 Circles of Hell

Cinema’s 9 Circles of Hell

The cinema: paradise, at times, but many are the sins that writers, directors, cinema owners and fellow audience members can commit to bring the whole experience swiftly down to the ground. Dante came up with nine different levels of torture in his vision of Inferno,...

Dec 13 2011 / No comment / Read More

Sidney Lumet’s 5 Best Films

Sidney Lumet’s 5 Best Films

#5. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) Lumet’s last film was also one of his best. Following a pair of troublesome brothers who plot to rob their parents’ jewelry store, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” refuses to flinch in the face of the...

Apr 16 2011 / 3 comments / Read More
Trailers Trailer: ‘Lincoln’

Trailer: ‘Lincoln’

Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Tony Kushner Studio: DreamWorks Pictures Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn Release: November 9, 2012...

Sep 16, 2012 / More
Lists Top 10 of 2012

Top 10 of 2012

As we reach the end of an inspiring year for cinema, here are ten titles that stood out for me in 2012, and an explanation of why I chose each of them. Although...

Dec 24, 2012 / More
Contests Win a ‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ prize pack!

Win a ‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ prize pack!

About the Film: Studio: Focus Features Starring: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Patton Oswalt Directed By: Lorene Scafaria Written By: Lorene Scafaria (Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist) Release...

Jun 18, 2012 / More
Daily Diary Daily Diary: The Abyss (1989), All the President’s Men (1976)

Daily Diary: The Abyss (1989), All the President’s Men (1976)

The Abyss (1989) The beginning of James Cameron’s love affair with the sea (excluding “Piranha II: The Spawning” of course), “The Abyss” follows a team of offshore oil-rig workers tapped by the military...

Sep 4, 2011 / More
Below the Line Werner Herzog is a plastic bag in Ramin Bahrani short film

Werner Herzog is a plastic bag in Ramin Bahrani short film

Ramin Bahrani, the New York-based auteur responsible for such indie darlings as “Chop Shop” (2007) and “Goodbye Solo” (2008) shot a curious little short in 2009 called “Plastic Bag.” It follows a plastic...

Sep 30, 2012 / More
Under the Radar Hell Comes To Frogtown (1988)

Hell Comes To Frogtown (1988)

As a product of the 1980s, I often reflect on my childhood and the distinctive pop culture of that era. Television provided me endless hours of action and adventure through the eyes of...

Sep 15, 2010 / More
Interviews The Dark Future of Film-making in Serbia: An Interview with Petar Pasic

The Dark Future of Film-making in Serbia: An Interview with Petar Pasic

The London Film Festival is not just about feature films: the festival also presents a selection of short films, which are grouped into different programmes according to theme. This year’s themes have included...

Oct 24, 2010 / More
Festivals New Japanese Cinema at ‘Nippon Connection’

New Japanese Cinema at ‘Nippon Connection’

Founded in 1999 by students at the University of Frankfurt, Germany, the Nippon Connection film festival has become the biggest platform for current Japanese cinema outside of Japan. The festival prides itself on...

May 16, 2013 / More
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