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Month: January 2022
I’m guesting again on movie podcast Ribbon of Memes
I join hosts RogerBW and Nick Marsh to talk about the 1988 Oscar winner Cinema Paradiso.
Don’t Look Up movie review: is the sky falling?
I laughed a lot while also feeling sick to my stomach. As subtle as a sledgehammer, almost obnoxious… and yet it might as well be a documentary. Is it elegant? Is it art? Who the fuck cares?
curated: why are movies and TV shows so muddy-looking these days?
Emily VanDerWerff at Vox explores several possible reasons for this, including a deep dive into how digital cameras and, even more importantly, digital postproduction have impacted how movies look.
I’m guesting on movie podcast SpyHards
I join special agents Scott and Cam to talk about the 2012 Kathryn Bigelow film Zero Dark Thirty.
loaded question: does Disney animation belong in the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
And if it is going to appear there, does the museum have an obligation to engage in robust criticism of it (not necessarily negative, just analytical) to avoid it feeling like, as a New York Times critic termed it, “a sponsored content post”?
new Archives by Month listing!
Well, it’s more bringing back something that used to be a thing here.
new Directed by Women page!
If you’re looking to support films by women filmmakers, here’s a good place to start.
the 2022 film ranking has begun!
There are only a few films on it at the moment, but watch it rapidly expand in the coming months.
say hello to Weekend Watchlist, delivered to subscribers’ in-boxes every Friday
In which I hope to save you from endlessly scrolling Netflix, Amazon, and other VOD services and point you to the best new films and hidden gems to stream.
