Advertisements The Graduate opens with a party. But instead of a joyous celebration, we find a nervous, claustrophobic Ben (Dustin Hoffman), lost in a sea of his parents’ friends. He’s ambushed; hands reach from out of frame to pull and push and…
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Advertisements If you read my Meet the Staff piece, you saw La La Land atop my (arbitrary) list of favorite films. Director Damien Chazelle cites The Umbrellas of Cherbourg as one of the greatest influences on his film, which was how I was exposed to Jacques…
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Eclipse Series 38: Masaki Kobayashi Against the System…
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Advertisements There are several things I do not like about the movie viewing experience in Taiwan, and chief among them is the erratic release schedule for films that aren’t blockbusters. The award nominees usually get picked up by local distributors during (or…
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Tim Wardle's documentary shines a light on an incredible true story, but lacks the necessary insight to do its subjects justice.…
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Criterion Collection, Spine #571…
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Criterion Month is a massive collaboration across 5 websites in honor of Ingmar Bergman’s 100th birthday and of the films of the Criterion Collection. We hope the celebration of this incredible director—and these classic films—inspire others to find new cinema they love…
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Advertisements The original Ant-Man was a surprise hit: despite the worrisome replacement of original director Edgar Wright, the film was released as a well-rounded superhero flick, with the intermittent brilliance reminiscent of Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy bridged by the competent in-between sections that…
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Advertisements Ousmane Sembene’s Black Girl (originally titled La noire de…) depicts the tragedy that can arise from isolation and loneliness. It deals with ideas of francophone identity, particularly in a post-colonial African context. It is arguably Sembene’s most acclaimed and well-known feature…
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Debra Granik's adaptation of Peter Rock's book is an emotionally complex indie drama and one of the year's best films.…
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