Criterion Corner: Beau Travail, The Naked City, Brute Force
Claire Denis’ hypnotic masterpiece and two rough-and-ready Jules Dassin crime pics pepper this month’s Criterion releases.
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in May: Knock at the Cabin, Petite Maman, and More
Shyamalan’s latest and a couple of Criterions about female bonds at different ages highlight this month’s new physical media releases.
Both Sides of the Blade is dull no matter how you slice it
Despite its stellar cast, Claire Denis’ latest romantic drama fails to engage with its audience. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Despite society’s conviction that love is everlasting, a relationship is, in fact, a fragile thing. With a single act, you can sever a bond that takes years to create. As such, the tenuous nature of … Both Sides of the Blade is dull no matter how you slice it
A review of the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival
From indie melodramas to animated tales of displaced shells, this year’s critics-curated festival offers up a Midwestern answer to the big boys.
Dickon Hinchliffe on the “lost mixtape” feel of The Lost Daughter
The composer talks about building a retro ’60s sound for Maggie Gyllanhaal’s haunting directorial debut.
TIFF 2021: The Gravedigger’s Wife & other highlights in African cinema
Three features at the Toronto International Film Festival turn the spotlight on the best and brightest in African filmmaking.
Sex and the Single Woman: How “An Unmarried Woman” changed the game
Paul Mazursky’s 1974 drama captured the complexities of restlessness, desire, and sexuality of the modern ‘70s woman. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Sex is not shocking anymore. After years of cable television, the advent of pornography on the internet, and the “tasteful nude”, we’ve acclimatized to the idea of sex on screen. When An Unmarried Woman … Sex and the Single Woman: How “An Unmarried Woman” changed the game
CIFF 10/18: “The Truth”, “Clemency”, “The Twentieth Century”, “Tremors”
Today’s CIFF dispatch includes family drama The Truth, death-row issue film Clemency, Guatemalan queer drama Tremors, and the gonzo Twentieth Century.
Monos Review: Flawed Guerilla Filmmaking
Alejandro Landes’ tense, probing portrait of child soldiers keeps its messages as muddy as its setting.
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in August
Asteroid City, Metalocalypse, Impulse, Jon Moritsugu and More!