Review: Vasco Pratolini’s ‘Family Chronicle’Translated by Martha King; also occasionally called ‘Two Brothers’Nov 3, 2023Nov 3, 2023
Review: Flannery O’Connor’s ‘Wise Blood’O’Connor’s novel tells of zealotry and materialism in the evangelical South, but it lacks the ironic narrative power of her later workNov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Licorice Pizza (2021) is a highlight reel of PTA films—but I don’t mean that as a complimentNeither as intricate as Magnolia, as macabre as Phantom Thread, nor as charming as Boogie Nights, this “best of” reel is overexposedJan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022
The self-satire of The Secret of My Success (1987)I’ve seen this film four times now— and, no, I don’t really know whyDec 28, 2021Dec 28, 2021
Revisiting ‘District 9’: A wasted opportunityIs it time to reëxamine the narrative of Neill Blomkamp’s “one hit wonder”?Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
‘Calm with Horses’ review—a display of the impotence of violence★★★★☆—Also called ‘The Shadow of Violence,’ Irish crime drama stars Cosmo Jarvis, Niamh Algar and Barry KeoghanSep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
[Review] ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’★★★½ — starring Shia LaBoeuf, Zack Gottsagen and Dakota Johnson, 2019Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
As Tim Davie takes over, pro-government bias remains dominant in the BBCAxing “leftist comedies” is all very well, but what about the real problems?Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020
Tenet: Two-films-in-one makes for a film that resists reviewingHaving become one of the world’s most accomplished filmmakers, Nolan has allowed himself to turn into one of the most incompetentAug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
The morbid monotony of ‘A Hidden Life’ (2019)★★★★½ — Terrence Malick’s ode to integrity stars August Diehl and Valerie PachnerJan 26, 2020Jan 26, 2020
Published inDouble BillBetween genius and utter nonsense: ‘Vampire’s Kiss’ and ‘Santa Sangre’“We began in a fairytale and we came to life — but is this life reality? No, it is a film!”Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
‘The Irishman’ (Review)★★★☆☆ — Martin Scorsese’s latest ‘fuggedaboutit’ flick is one of 2019’s most redundant moviesNov 27, 2019Nov 27, 2019
‘Burning’ simmers with mystery, jealousy and ennui★★★★☆ — starring Yoo Ah-in, Jun Jong-seo and Steven Yeun, directed by Lee Chang-dongNov 17, 2019Nov 17, 2019
‘Tyrannosaur’ is a devastating insight into toxic masculinity★★★★☆ — written and directed by Paddy Considine, starring Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman and Eddie Marsan, 2011Nov 13, 2019Nov 13, 2019
The role of Hamlet in Kurosawa’s ‘The Bad Sleep Well’Understanding Kurosawa’s corporate revenge tragedy by returning to the originalNov 8, 2019Nov 8, 2019
Published inDouble BillCourtroom conflicts: ‘Inherit the Wind’ and ‘Judgment at Nuremberg’“I am going to tell them the truth. I am going to tell them the truth if the whole world conspires against it”Oct 22, 2019Oct 22, 2019
Zombieland rises again for ‘Double Tap’ — but it’s a few thrills short of a rollercoaster★★★☆☆Oct 21, 2019Oct 21, 2019
‘The Thin Red Line’ and the ‘death of the protagonist’Terrence Malick’s war epic strips out all hope of a happy ending by making every soldier its protagonistOct 1, 2019Oct 1, 2019
‘Bait’: A foley-fueled fable of old against newThe conflict between old and new at the heart of Mark Jenkin’s ‘Bait’ harbours a profound allegory of post-referendum BritainOct 1, 2019Oct 1, 2019
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