American cinema at its best
The Brutalist represents a Christopher Nolan-esque swing for the big leagues
The Brutalist represents a Christopher Nolan-esque swing for the big leagues
There is much more to the cinematic treatment of the ‘song and dance man’ than A Complete Unknown
What to watch this March
Stanley Kubrick’s 1975 picture was ridiculed on release. Fifty years later, it is considered a masterpiece
The melding of truth and fiction is both culturally limiting and the kind of dangerous terrain which breeds conspiracy theories and fake news
What to watch this February
What to watch this month
The appeal with a film like this is not in its plot twists, but in watching a piece of generic Christmas-themed schlock done very well
Why did the Being There writer’s life come to resemble a fairground rollercoaster?
I recall nothing of our lunch conversation, which has evaporated after fifty years. But I do have a clear memory of the icon of cinema
What to watch this December
Revisiting Whit Stillman’s sophomore picture
Abbasi’s heady weaving of the antic and the deadly serious may explain some of the criticism that’s been leveled at the film
What the notorious films have to say about masculinity in crisis?
What to watch this November
Depictions of sex in cinema have collapsed
The notorious film may be the most expensive, most unpleasant adult movie ever made
The director has spent his time pushing the boundaries of cinema to the extreme
Our staff picks what to watch out for this October
What to watch this September