THE NEST
Though he was born English, Rory (Jude Law) is American through and through. Not in his politics or personal tastes, but in his desire to make more out of his station in life, his need to rise from rags to … Continue reading THE NEST
Category: Reviews
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3
In 1990, Martin Scorsese brought together a band of cinema enthusiasts to protect motion picture history by creating The Film Foundation (TFF)—a bridge between Hollywood studios and archives. Its mission: Preserve America’s visual art form for future generations. Thirty years … Continue reading Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3
Home Viewing: ZERO MOTIVATION (EFES BEYAHASEI ENOSH) and LOSING GROUND
On Tuesday, Sept. 15, TCM’s 14-week series, Women Make Film, continues with a line-up of seven films and a thematic focus on conversation, framing and tracking. Two not to miss are Zero Motivation from Israeli filmmaker Talya Lavie, and a … Continue reading Home Viewing: ZERO MOTIVATION (EFES BEYAHASEI ENOSH) and LOSING GROUND
TENET
Tenet opens not with a bang, but with an explosion. Chaos coordinated with cinematic clarity courtesy Christopher Nolan. The setting is a concert hall—packed to the rafters with people. The orchestra tunes, the doors close, and the bad guys enter: terrorists … Continue reading TENET
JIMMY CARTER: ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT
We are less than two months away from another presidential election, and everything feels awful. The country hangs under a cloud of COVID. Forest in the West continues to burn while hurricanes batter the Gulf Coast. Protests morph into riots, … Continue reading JIMMY CARTER: ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT
GREYHOUND
The Second World War was fought on the land, in the air, and on the sea. And in the Atlantic Ocean, there is a space just out of range of Allied air forces. Here, only sea vessels go: “The Black … Continue reading GREYHOUND
EPICENTRO
Hubert Sauper is in search of a utopia. The Austrian filmmaker has been searching for some time now, just not as bluntly as in his latest documentary: Epicentro. Here, he opens with a man leaving a cinema to stand on a … Continue reading EPICENTRO
BEAU TRAVAIL
Released at the tail end of the last century, Beau travail was filmmaker Claire Denis’ fifth film: the one that launched her onto the world stage and established her as one of the key cinematic voices of this century. The emphasis on … Continue reading BEAU TRAVAIL
MULAN
In 1998, Walt Disney Feature Animation released its 36th film, its first and only retelling of a Chinese legend: Mulan, the story of a daughter who dons her father’s armor and pretends to be his son to fight the invading Huns. … Continue reading MULAN
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