2019’s film ranked (a teaser)
My on-the-fly, as-I-see-movies ranking of the new theatrical releases of 2019 has begun, and there are already quite a few movies on it…
Month: March 2019
Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben) movie review: weak wedding whodunnit
Asghar Farhadi attempts to meld melodramatic mystery with his usual humanistic drama, but leaves little space for either impulse to be satisfied. Disappointing and strangely anticlimactic.
another installment of (fictional) notes from The British Museum
A flash-fiction project, stories from which are available to all Patreon patrons at the $1/month level or above. Thank you for your support!
movies by or about women opening US/Can Feb 27-Mar 01
Chloë Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert star in thriller Greta; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Feb 25-Mar 01
Charlotte Rampling stars in drama Hannah; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
The Aftermath movie review: don’t mention the war…
Post WWII upheaval is a cheap backdrop to beautiful people getting it on. Characters and situations are undeveloped, and there’s little genuine romance here, and too much laughable preposterousness.
curated: all worldbuilding is political…
…even when it might not look like it.
