daily stream: the West Bank we don’t see on the news
2012’s 5 Broken Cameras is on Kanopy in the US, BFI Player in the UK.
Month: November 2023
Godzilla Minus One movie review: the horrors of the past, reconsidered
The king of all monsters gets a period-piece reboot, and it’s the closest the series has gotten since to the sincere, unironic horrors of the 1954 original. No comfy escape from terrible reality here.
daily stream: in there any common ground to be found between Palestine and Israel?
2018 documentary In the Land of Pomegranates is on Kanopy in the US; not streaming in the UK.
daily stream: smashing stereotypes in Palestinian courtrooms
2018 documentary The Judge is on Prime and Apple TV on both sides of the Atlantic.
loaded question: what’s a perfect cosy movie for long dark winter evenings?
I love the hygge of this time of year: candles, warm drinks, snuggling under a blanket watching films. But which films to watch?
daily stream: the official beginning of Yuletide (I don’t make the rules)
1947’s Miracle on 34th Street is on Disney+ on both sides of the Atlantic.
Dream Scenario movie review: (un)likely boogeyman
Nicolas Cage is comedic in a dry, subtle, nakedly painful way, playing with his “Cage rage” persona; his performance is profoundly moving. I only wish the film was more deserving of what he’s doing.
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daily stream: crime under cover of giant Thanksgiving balloons
2011’s Tower Heist is on Hulu in the US, Prime in the UK.
daily stream: Thanksgiving the Native American way
2022’s Prey is on Hulu in the US, Disney+ in the UK.
