Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman glisten, but Charles Melton shines in a twisted tale of the ways we shape our realities, and the lengths we go to understand scandal. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch In such films as Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There, filmmaker Todd Haynes has taken the ... CIFF 2023: May December is another snaky Todd Haynes classic
Mike Nichols’ searing relationship drama uses words as weapons, and all four leads deploy them expertly. “Have you ever seen a human heart? It looks like a fist, wrapped in blood!” Larry (Clive Owen) bellows this at Dan (Jude Law) as 2004’s Closer rounds the corner into its final act. As Mike Nichols frames the ... In “Closer”, Language Is Warfare
This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The 54th Chicago International Film Festival is more than just an amped-up pledge drive for Cinema/Chicago – it’s a huge showcase for some of the biggest, most interesting films of the year, foreign or domestic. It’s always a treat to cover – I spent two years as a ... CIFF 2018 Dispatch, Part 1 (Feat. Interview w/Felix van Groeningen)