As the coronavirus pandemic approaches its projected peak, the need to stay indoors takes on a renewed urgency. But, for a good many, self-isolation is less than a luxury. Escape is needed, and there are fewer art forms that offer … Continue reading More Than Just Design: INCREDIBLES 2 and Yesterday’s Tomorrows
As the coronavirus pandemic approaches its projected peak, the need to stay indoors takes on a renewed urgency. But, for a good many, self-isolation is less than a luxury. Escape is needed, and there are fewer art forms that offer … Continue reading On Familiar Ground: Paul Schrader and the Death Impulse
Set to screen once more along Hollywood Boulevard, the 11th annual TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the cable channel has pivoted to a “Special Home Edition” of the festival, April 16-19.Not … Continue reading A Community in the Dark: Dispatches from the TCM Classic Film Festival
With the 46th annual Telluride Film Festival opening next weekend (Aug. 30–Sept. 2), now seems like a fine time to dig into TFF’s past and highlight a few recent masterpieces. Let’s start with 2017’s First Reformed, a movie whose righteous … Continue reading FIRST REFORMED
