Michael says: “After the gorgeous simplicity of Kogonada’s Chlotrudis Awards-nominated previous film, COLUMBUS, I’m not sure what I was expecting with this follow-up, starring a big name star like Colin Farrell. Of course, Farrell was so powerful in THE LOBSTER,
Michael says: “Sometimes a film receives so much critical praise because it just that good. DRIVE MY CAR, which writer/director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi adapted from a short story by Haruki Murakami with co-screenwriter Takamasa Oe is one such film. My experience
Michael says: “Asghar Farhadi is the master of the ethical quandary. His complex stories put people in situations where they just can’t win, whether they are trying to do good, or acting in their own self-interest. And that’s the real
Diane says: “Debut feature by French-Colombian filmmaker Melanie Delloye. Siblings return home to their 80-year-old father’s mansion in Reims to persuade him to sell the house–for his own good, of course! The family members are leery of each other, and
Thom says: “Adapted from the Ann Patchett international best-seller this film is a powerful drama with tragic implications. A world famous opera diva (always great Moore) is hired to perform for a wealthy South American industrialist when in the midst
Michael says: “Not the first, but perhaps the most famous (despite the 1980’s pop song) of the Bogie and Bacall films, I have a vague recollection that I may have seen all or part of THE BIG SLEEP over twenty
Michael says: “It was the 17th film Bergman directed, but it was his breakout. Based on his play, ‘Transitions’ THE SEVENTH SEAL follows a knight, Antonious Block, returning from the Crusades with his squire, to find his homeland ravaged by
Thom says: “Out-of-hand I see all Criterion releases that come out if previously not watched by me. Most of their releases are anywhere from good to extraordinary (although very occasionally they are poor) and this one is an outright masterpiece.
Chris says: “I don’t know why it took me so long to watch this. Sure, you can adequately summarize it in one or two sentences, but how it gets from point A to point B conveys Sidney Lumet’s mastery of
Michael says: “Based on a novel by Larry McMurtry, and adapted by the author and director Peter Bogdanovich, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW is a sad, and nostalgic look at a dying Texas town in 1951. The film follows best friends,
