Sex in cinema is a complex thing. Depicting something so private, yet so routine, with taste and titillation at the same time has been a difficult problem for filmmakers, studios, and audiences alike. The Motion Picture Association of America strictly … Continue reading THE HANDMAIDEN (아가씨)
For the last three years, I have started every one of these year-end posts with, “[Year] was an excellent year at the movies.” Or something to that effect. This idea remains true in 2015, but the casualness makes me pause. … Continue reading 2015 at the Movies
Two Decembers ago, New Yorker critic Richard Brody wrote, “The year 2013 has been an amazing one for movies, though maybe every year is an amazing year for movies if one is ready to be amazed by movies.” True in 2013, and … Continue reading 2015: Come and See
Michael J. Cinema 