Immanence and Transcendence
Saint Maud (Rose Glass, 2019)
It's admirable how Saint Maud splits the ...
2021-04-17 20:54:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1939)
Watching these Hitchcock films recently, I noticed something I was doing somewhat unconsciou...
2021-04-17 20:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostElevating the Gallos / Vague Hollywood Memories
Well, I certainly enjoyed the unpredicted, 20-minute hailstorm that just happened. (Between pea-sized a...
2021-04-16 00:55:03 +0000 UTC View PostNotorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
"I got your double espresso right here, pal!"
This one was tricky. Although I usually tr...
2021-04-15 18:38:40 +0000 UTC View PostDestello Bravío (Mighty Flash) (Ainhoa Rodríguez, 2021)
Occasionally you come across a film that is undeniably impressive but not what you'd call "good." D...
2021-04-14 02:34:40 +0000 UTC View PostLifeboat (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944)
[NOTE: I have decided to focus only on Hitchcock this month. I will turn my attention to Satyajit Ray i...
2021-04-11 18:53:45 +0000 UTC View PostSte. Anne (Rhayne Vermette, 2021)
It is a very delicate thing indeed to forge a hybrid between narrative and experimental cinema. Too oft...
2021-04-10 04:57:24 +0000 UTC View Post
2021-04-09 19:08:46 +0000 UTC
Surface / Depth
The I and S of Lives (Kevin Jerome Everson, 2021)
Everson's films are a lot of t...
2021-04-09 02:24:56 +0000 UTC View PostACE! (Love has no borders, nationalies, or genders.)
Happy Asexual Awareness Day! ROCK 'N ROLL!!
Taming the Garden (Salomé Jashi, 2021)
Recently here in Texas we had a deep freeze, with record-low temperatures that surpassed anything on re...
2021-04-06 19:18:21 +0000 UTC View PostA Paradox
A Glitch in the Matrix (Rodney Ascher, 2021)
I've seen three features and a shor...
2021-04-05 03:50:52 +0000 UTC View PostSpecies (Roger Donaldson, 1995)
A few random notes on Species, as we move through the film pictorially, in reverse.
1. I...
2021-04-02 05:28:24 +0000 UTC View PostMy Brother's Wedding (Charles Burnett, 1983)
It's a bit of a mess, but it's by no means a hot mess. My Brother's Wedding has narrative bone...
2021-04-02 02:42:40 +0000 UTC View PostApril Auteur: Halfsies!
So rather than have a fourth vote, which would most likely resolve nothing, I am going to split my atte...
2021-04-02 01:43:45 +0000 UTC View PostKrzysztof Kieslowski: Short Nonfiction Films
I could justifiably select Kieslowski to be the Auteur of the Month at some point. I've only seen three...
2021-04-01 03:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (Charles Burnett, 2003)
Along with The Final Insult, this PBS documentary on the legacy of Nat Turner is the great dis...
2021-03-30 20:50:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe Glass Shield (Charles Burnett, 1994)
How responsible is Harvey Weinstein for butchering The Glass Shield? I must admit, compared to...
2021-03-30 06:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostApril Director: The Runoff
I've decided to throw every director who polled 10% or above in this runoff. Let's see how this goes. 2021-03-30 05:26:39 +0000 UTC View Post
April's Director of the Month
I still have a couple of major Burnetts to cruise through, but April approaches. So... Presented this month in order of number of films seen, then alphabetical.
2021-03-28 19:02:56 +0000 UTC View PostAll Light, Everywhere (Theo Anthony, 2021)
In these post-Marker, post-Farocki times, it's hard to imagine why someone would make a normal document...
2021-03-28 06:15:52 +0000 UTC View Post
A Zed & Two Noughts (Peter Greenaway, 1985)
I watched this for a project that asked writers to revisit films that were formative for our burgeoning...
2021-03-24 04:34:32 +0000 UTC View PostShort(er) Films by Charles Burnett
Several Friends (1969)
A meandering portrait of Black life in South C...
2021-03-22 18:02:54 +0000 UTC View PostPetite Maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021)
Lest we forget, Céline Sciamma is a prolific screenwriter, and aside from her own five features she ha...
2021-03-19 19:59:48 +0000 UTC View PostWarming by the Devil's Fire (Charles Burnett, 2003)
Martin Scorsese's PBS series "The Blues" featured seven segments, directed by seven different directors...
2021-03-18 20:29:41 +0000 UTC View PostBad Film Re-Poll, with apologies
So my "situation" with Rebecca H. fell through. So could I prevail upon you to vote again?
2021-03-18 18:27:30 +0000 UTC View Post