Maska [2020] Netflix Review – Another predictable coming of age comedy that is sweet but tasteless
In a time where the Coronovirus threat has put numerous pandemic movies as the highest watched content on the internet,…
The Platform (El hoyo) [2020] Netflix Review – A Fiendishly Entertaining Allegory on Social Inequality
When Bong Joon-ho innovatively staged the central conceit of the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige in Snowpiercer (2013), it was…
The Career of Chantal Akerman: A Retrospective
One of the greatest directorial minds of her, or any, generation, the late Belgian film-maker Chantal Akerman had a remarkable…
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Schindler’s List’ And Alain Resnais’ ‘Night and Fog’: A Comparative Analysis
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Schindler’s List’ And Alain Resnais’ ‘Night and Fog’: A Comparative Analysis: In the process of critiquing a film…
Safety Last! [1923] – An Incredibly Exciting Slapstick Spectacle
The image of Harold Lloyd precariously hanging from the hands of a skyscraper’s clock in Safety Last! (1923) is one…
Onward [2020] Review: Another Forward Step for Pixar
A tenderly crafted, wonderfully narrated & sumptuously animated fairy quest from the greatest animation studio on the planet, Onward marks…
Swallow [2020] Review – A complex body-horror about a woman trying to regain control
In Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ peculiar first-feature “Swallow,” a woman’s existence is questioned every now and then. His protagonist is Hunter (Haley…
Our Hospitality [1923] Review – Evoking Poetic Rhythm & Artistry within Slap-Stick Tradition
Our Hospitality (1923) was Buster Keaton’s second self-produced and directed (along with with John G. Blystone) full-length feature that was…