Sundance 2022: Sophie Hyde’s ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Is Smart Sexy Fun
The premise of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande may sound crass but it’s actually an exquisite examination of relationship dynamics through clever wordplay.
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Sundance 2022: ‘892’ Takes Aim at America’s Treatment of Its Veterans
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Sundance 2022: ‘Fresh’ Takes on Relationship Horror
Mimi Cave’s thriller, Fresh is smart, transgressive, stomach-churning fun that also offers a few sly insights into the modern dating game.
Sundance 2022: ‘When You Finish Saving the World’ a Powerful Directorial Debut
Jesse Eisenberg’s debut comedy-drama, When You Finish Saving the World delivers cringes and finds trembling humanity within its narcissistic characters.
Life After Brecht: Wes Anderson’s Lowbrow Dialectics
Wes Anderson’s intellectualization of high art in middlebrow presentation is rife with Brechtian flair and a Clintonite understanding of upper-middle-class politics.
The Mayhem in Tsui Hark’s ‘Once Upon a Time in China’ Films Echoed Hong Kong Citizens’ Fears
Tsui Hark’s Once Upon a Time in China films resonated strongly with Hong Kong citizens worried about the imminent handover of the country to mainland China.
Fellini’s ‘La Strada’ Is a Lament for the Downtrodden
Fellini’s fable about an innocent clown roaming postwar Italy with an abusive strongman, La Strada, has the romance of his later epics but a more potent sense of tragedy.
Kenny G and the Problem With Art That Asks Very Little of Us
A culture that digs the surface level in art is understandable. But a culture that prizes schtick and stunt and a pretty face over substance is problematic.
How Masculinity Fails in Jane Campion’s ‘The Power of the Dog’
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog undermines “toxic masculinity” – a term that evokes the existence of alternative masculinities.
The 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray in 2021
If you really want to understand today’s culture, it pays to watch old restored films such as these in our 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray in 2021.
Alonso Ruizpalacios ‘A Cop Movie’ Walks a Thin Genre Line
Alonso Ruizpalacios’ sort of documentary, ‘A Cop Movie’ (Una película de policías), takes on the challenge of presenting what real-life policing looks like.