“The Weatherman”: Toxically Comforting Malaise
“The Weatherman” is about a tragic figure who never got over his yuppie disillusionment. On paper he’s a success by… read more
“Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project”: A Forgettable Movie about an Unforgettable Subject
The subject matter is buried in so many potentially interesting angles but director Matt Wolf takes the standard approach. He… read more
“La Haine”: Orphans of a Broken System
Matthew Kassovitz’s “La Haine” is one of those movies that takes the half-baked values of impoverished street urchins to their… read more
“Queen and Slim”: Commercial and Contemptuous
Melina Matsouka’s “Queen and Slim” is much better in concept than in practice. The premise of the movie is a… read more
“The Double Life of Veronique”: Both There and Not
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Veronique captures a universally-shared, fleeting feeling and crystallizes it into a movie. It’s difficult,… read more
Jim Jarmusch’s “Stranger than Paradise”: A Hardboiled Limbo
Jim Jarmusch’s “Stranger than Paradise” is one of the most conspicuously unusual films I’ve ever seen. It accomplishes something which… read more
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”: Tarantino’s Weary Final Breath
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood feels like the weary final breath of a supremely gifted director who’s… read more
From the Vault: A Never-Before-Seen Interview with Visionary Director Lav Diaz
Last spring, as it so often happens when I visit the Harvard Film Archive, I stumbled upon an obscure cinematic… read more
“Knife+Heart”: A Psychic Detox
Yann Gonzalez’s “Knife+Heart” makes you wonder what sort of mutant brain must’ve been responsible for its conception. There’s bizarre, and… read more
“Pororoca”: Somewhere Beyond the Point of No Return
By: Daniel Volfson Only a few minutes into Constantin Popescu’s Pororoca and you’ll become suspicious of the all-too-perfect image of… read more