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
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 MoreWhy 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 MoreShort 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 MoreNo: 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 MoreLawrence 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 MoreGreat range of TV stands from Tesco.com
