London photos: Richmond Park deer
The deer all belong to the Queen and are protected, so they have no fear of humans.
Month: April 2016
Bastille Day (aka The Take) movie review: French toast
A fake movie busted out into reality! But this not-even would-be jokey riff on Hollywood doesn’t know how to fill the air between car chases and punchups.
Where Are the Women? rating criteria explained (updated!)
Supplementary explanations for my Where Are the Women? rating criteria. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? rating criteria (updated!)
Criteria for Where Are the Women? rating project, with a few minor tweaks based on my analysis of 295 films over the past 16 months.
London photos: Palmyra Arch in Trafalgar Square
It’s not the real thing, of course, but still: in your face, violent medieval mindsets.
The Survivalist movie review: whatever it takes
A beautifully observed film about ugly human emotions and experiences, and a stunning example of how big a world can be sketched on a tiny budget.
The Brand New Testament (Le tout nouveau testament) movie review: the divine feminine
Hilarious satire about rebooting religion with a goddess in charge this time. A little bit Douglas Adams, a little bit Terry Gilliam, a whole lot irreverent.
The Syndrome documentary review: baby with the bathwater
A smartly dispassionate and skeptical look at “shaken baby syndrome,” and an accidental portrait about how science fails us when it solidifies into dogma.
Eye in the Sky movie review: in the eyes of 21st-century warriors
As entertaining on an escapist level as it is irrefutably engaging on a level that is essential for citizens who are players in our political environment.
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i buret) and The Absent One (Fasandraeberne) movies review: good clean nasty Nordic noir
Grim treats, mining suspense and urgency from intensely plotted dual timelines of brutal criminality. A must for fans of rumpled, cynical, bitter detectives.
