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Reichardt once again displays her generous understanding of life on the margins, and the implicit need to create relationships in harsh lands.
There was a seismic shift in the political landscape of the United States in the…
Corporate corruption is the subject of HBO’s newest documentary, McMillions, which offers a candid look into the rigging of a single marketing campaign.
Honeyland proves to be an immensely intimate look at the life of a woman whilst also remaining completely universal.
There are real issues to address in Greed, yet there feels to be very little intent to showcase these.
Despite the atheism and pure materialism in the world of John Wick, the bureaucracy of the High Table wields its power using the rhetoric of religion.
A Bread Factory may be dispiriting, but it’s a vital reminder to preserve community spaces, and form connections with those who appreciate the arts.
An open mind and a willing heart are needed to appreciate Slack Bay’s zaniness; it’s a lot of fun when the initial peculiarities settle.
In 1971 a particularly interesting film bestowed with an X rating made its way to a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles. This film was not a commercial success. It was a film that was so “out there” some reviewers refused to even see it.
Even though he has recently made a switch from being a controversially quirky indie darling to a critically adored awards favourite, David O. Russell’s storytelling obsessions have always been the same. He has always been drawn to stories about dysfunctional families and the things that either drive them apart, or bind them closer together, varying from extreme to extreme.
When Vêra Chytilová sadly passed away in March of last year, cinephiles across the world mourned the loss of a truly passionate and original filmmaker. Chytilová was the dangerous iconoclast of the Czech New Wave. Both the BFI and Second Run DVD decided that the world must know of her work outside of her nihilistic masterpiece Sedmikrasky (Daisies, 1966), and as such the BFI ran a series showing many of her films at their Southbank cinema, and Second Run released two of her films, Pasti, Pasti, Pasticky (Traps, 1998) and Fruit of Paradise (1970), on their excellent DVD line.
J.C. Chandor may be just starting out, but his film resume is already very impressive.
According to my personal checklist, the extent to which a film can affect a viewer is a mark of its quality. Pioneer must have done something right, because it absolutely wrecked my sense of calm. A full 24 hours after watching director Erik Skjoldbjærg’s thriller for the first time, I still find myself feeling strangely uneasy – stealing glances over my shoulder, eyeing my friends and family with icy distrust…I even threw out a plate of unattended food on the off chance it had been poisoned by the shady agents of a deep-sea drilling conglomerate.
WOLFEN: Horror, Capitalism & The Environment
Watching Wolfen in 2020 is like opening a time capsule full of predictions that have all come true.