Gone with the Wind and The Grand Illusion

Reviews and thoughts on The Grand Illusion, Gone with the Wind, The Game, Night Will Fall, A Night to Remember and To the Wonder.

The Third Man

Harry Lime is dead. That is ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW and it would probably be in your best interest to click away right now. Welcome to The Third Man.

Ex Machina and Kumiko, the Treasure Hinter

Reviews of Alex Garland’s Ex Machina and David Zellner’s Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter. Two interesting films with women taking control of their lives.

Liv & Ingmar – A Love Story Between Best Friends

Liv & Ingmar which was originally released as a documentary feature and was later included as a special feature on the recent Criterion release of Persona.

Quick Update

I am in the process of writing two longer pieces but I have a few quick notes on four films including Beetlejuice and Face to Face.

Mulholland Drive Revisited

Last night I re-watched Mulholland Drive with the new transfer from The Criterion Collection, I suspect that this viewing will prompt more in the future.

Updates

Three directors, eight movies, two masterpieces and six terrible movies (three of which I will love forever). After suggesting masterpieces I think that is a word that is overused. Certainly in this specific case they are Picasso’s when comepared to a sloppy paint-by-numbers that I painted. Days of Heaven – dir. Terrence Malick – 7.3 […]

Interstellar and other Recent Viewings

Thoughts on three Jessica Chastain films, Interstellar, Jolene, and A Most Violent Year. Also, Zatoichi, Avengers, Mr. (and Bride of) Boogedy.

Chantal Akerman and other Film Updates

Thoughts on a few Chantal Akerman films, La Chambre and Hotel Monterey, also, Shame and Summer with Monika from Bergman and a few silent horror films.

Bond at 50

I watched through the 23 canon films released in the new boxed set. per by M. “…I think you’re a sexist, misogynist, dinosaur. A relic of the Cold war…”