The Childhood of a Leader movie review: the history of the world, part Europe
Cinematic wankery at its most puerile. Two hours of the sun setting revealing that this is why it gets dark at night would not have been more pointless.
Berenice Bejo
The Past review: they are family
A remarkably grounded French-Iranian drama about a broken family trying to mend; unexpectedly riveting, thanks in part to one of 2013’s best ensembles.
all movie news is inside-baseball now
Used to be, the only people who cared about box-office returns were studio execs and filmmakers who had a movie opening that weekend. Now, no film geek worth calling a film geek cannot rattle off what the biggest opener of the year so far has been…
question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite black-and-white movies?
I must choose the magnificent The Artist, for which its black-and-whiteness isn’t merely an artistic choice but inherent in its genius…
British Film Bloggers Circle announces 2012 awards
The British Film Bloggers Circle — a new organization of which I am a member — has announced the winners our first annual awards…
The Artist will have a good night (and other Oscar predictions)
Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for tomorrow night’s Academy Awards…
The Artist (review)
Who does this? Who makes a black-and-white movie in the 21st century? Who makes a silent film in the 21st century? The Artist: Not in 3D, not in IMAX, not even in widescreen!
question of the day: Why aren’t there more professional female characters in movies?
Who was the last really notable professional woman you can recall in a movie?
