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Tag: Kino Lorber

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

ARABIAN NIGHTS

June 14, 2022June 13, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Drawing on the structure from One Thousand and One Nights—where a reluctant bride, Scheherazade, enchants her murderous husband, the Sasanian King, with tales to stay her execution—director Miguel Gomes provides commentary on modern-day cultural and political crises in Portugal. Dealing with … Continue reading ARABIAN NIGHTS

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

ZEN FOR NOTHING

April 19, 2022April 13, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Directed by Swiss filmmaker Werner Penzel, Zen for Nothing takes place in a small Antaji Zen monastery on Japan’s western coast, though you wouldn’t know that from the movie—there is little context about the monastery and the German-born man who runs it, … Continue reading ZEN FOR NOTHING

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER

April 12, 2022March 6, 2022 Michael J. Casey

There’s a bit of fairy tale when it comes to Benedetta Barzini. As the story goes, it was 1963 when Barzini was discovered on the streets of Rome by American-born Italian countess Consuelo Crespi, the editor of Vogue and Vogue Italia. Vogue’s editor-in-chief, Diane … Continue reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

UNDERGROUND (Подземље)

March 1, 2022February 24, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Not every movie survives the baptism of time. Even award winners and those end-of-the-year Top Ten movies become buried under years of obsolescence. That’s why the restoration of a classic is always of note. Here is a work that refuses … Continue reading UNDERGROUND (Подземље)

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SENSES OF CINEMA: 2021 World Cinema Poll

February 3, 2022February 2, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Every year, the Australian-based online quarterly, Senses of Cinema, invites writers from all over the globe to submit their selections for the best movies of the year—including those seen for the first time regardless of the year of release. As I … Continue reading SENSES OF CINEMA: 2021 World Cinema Poll

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

ASH IS PUREST WHITE (江湖儿女)

December 28, 2021December 27, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Ash is Purest White is a gangster movie. Well, sort of. Sure, the movie opens with a room full of low-level gangsters gambling, but openings can be deceiving. From there, it’s only a matter of minutes before one gangster pulls a … Continue reading ASH IS PUREST WHITE (江湖儿女)

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (地球最后的夜晚)

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Some movies are better left misunderstood. A Long Day’s Journey Into Night might be one of those movies. Sure, if you wanted to, you could noodle out the plot, the main characters’ desires, and what it all means. Or, you can surrender … Continue reading LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (地球最后的夜晚)

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

DAUGHTER OF DAWN

November 2, 2021November 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

French critic cum filmmaker Jacques Rivette asserted that “Every film is a documentary of its own making.” While this is true of all movies, it is especially true of early cinema. The films documented people, places, and cultures now gone, … Continue reading DAUGHTER OF DAWN

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT

October 10, 2021October 9, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Kino Cult is the latest addition to the streaming wars. The only difference: This one is free. Drawing on Kino Lorber’s deep catalogue, Kino Cult is a completely free service dedicated to midnight movies of every strip. Among the many … Continue reading A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT

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