daily stream: a darkly funny, deliciously feminist revisionist Western
1995’s The Quick and the Dead is on Netflix on both sides of the Atlantic (but leaves the US service soon).
Titanic
Avatar: The Way of Water movie review: blueface on a blue planet
The filmmaking craft may be (mostly) astonishing. But the craft must always — always — be in aid of a compelling story populated by compelling characters… and that’s not so much the case here.
Eiffel movie review: Gustave’s erection
Comfortably unchallenging French romantic drama, though it does Freudian-slip into implying that the engineer was only inspired to erect his soaring tower when an old flame reawakened his, er, heart.
loaded question: what’s your favorite Oscar Best Picture?
I haven’t even seen this year’s winner, CODA, yet, so that one can’t be my answer…
loaded question: what movie that you love would you change the ending of, and how?
Inspired by China’s new censoring of the ending of Fight Club, in the most bizarre way…
loaded question: what historical event needs a movie devoted to it?
I’m thinking of events that haven’t already been covered on film, but if you’re aware of an unexplored angle on an event that has been seen onscreen, that’ll work, too.
loaded question: how long does a film have to be before it’s too long for you to sit through?
Tell us about the really long films you have endured, either at home or in theaters.
at the 20th anniversary of ‘Titanic,’ where are all the knockoffs?
We should be absolutely sick to death of all the cash-ins, pseudo-remakes and imitators. Where are they?
#Raindance2017: In Another Life, Hello Again, Maya Dardel
Quick takes from the 25th Raindance Film Festival, with public screenings in London through October 1st, 2017.
Ballerina (aka Leap!) movie review: lowering the barre
Cheesy Euro ballerina-porn cartoon is full of dated animation, cringeworthy attempts at humor, bizarre anachronisms, and a terrible message for little kids.
