“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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
“The Wandering Earth”: If Michael Bay and James Cameron Had a Lovechild
By: Daniel Volfson This is a movie which truly combines the best of both these directors’ grotesquely overwrought worlds. We… read more
“Leave No Trace”: Erasing Oneself Without Losing Oneself
It’s not hard to imagine the premise of Debra Granik’s “Leave No Trace” reduced to the bold headlines of a… read more