It’s going to be shorter this year, but it’s also coming a lot closer to home: The 2021 Sundance Film Festival is going virtual. A bummer for those who like gathering in theaters to share cinematic discovery. But a boon … Continue reading NIGHT OF THE KINGS (LA NUIT DES ROIS)
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
A director only makes one movie in his life. Then he breaks it up and makes it again. —Jean Renoir That quote applies to many who step behind the camera but fits few quite as snuggly as it does the … Continue reading Leos Carax
Michael J. Cinema 