Film
Shirley is hard to watch, hard to resist, and deeply, deliciously haunting.
Director/writer Abel Ferrrara, who often features character actors such as Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel in his movies, has found a kindred spirit in Willem Dafoe.
Five more feature films of great interest and their links, carefully chosen to get you through the travails of the coronavirus..
This is a feminist battle where all participants wear marshmallow boxing gloves.
The anti-cinema, represented by CGI, obliterates perception; it is not interested in tutoring the eye to see more deeply.
The documentary has a “why me?” element to it, with a dark comic edge, but it isn’t a pity party.
The podcast Team Deakins has quite a bit to teach us about the art and craft of cinematography.
The sensory delights of drive-ins have been pretty well forgotten in an age when watching movies has meant never leaving the comfort of your living room.
Lynn Shelton had developed what was becoming her own distinctive blend of comedy and drama, one that drew on strong writing, improvisation, and women characters.
Television Commentary: Unreeling the Newsreels in “The Plot Against America”
Was this alternate history lesson too much of a downer for viewers weighed down by the burdens of their own unexpected rendezvous with history?
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