The increased racial and cultural diversity of In Treatment’s cast and overall tone are noteworthy and commendable.
Peg Aloi
WATCH CLOSELY: “Mare of Easttown” — Women Hold Up Half the World
Mare of Easttown is particularly effective in interweaving troubled domestic timelines, families held together by women who are on the brink of psychic or emotional collapse.
Film Review: “Undine” — Subtle Mythology, Intense Emotion
Undine is a film best savored (and best absorbed) with a second viewing. Viewers must be open to its charms, perhaps allowing memories of the primal to seep into their consciousness.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Halston” — Gifted, Greedy, and Gregarious
There are stunning scenes full of energy and visual beauty, but Halston left me feeling somewhat cold.
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Three)
More homages to 1971’s magnificent bursts of cinematic iconoclasm.
Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Two)
1971 gave us bursts of magnificent cinematic iconoclasm that had no future — culturally or politically.
Film Review: “Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched” — Definitive Documentary on Folk Horror
There’s no question in my mind that Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched will remain the definitive work on the history of folk horror for many years to come.
Film Review: “Saint Maud” — Stylish, Subtle, and Sometimes Scary
This is a dazzling debut by filmmaker Rose Glass, who has made a powerful film that is grounded, first and foremost, in the monstrousness of daily living.
Television True Crime Series: “The Investigation” — Unraveling Evil
The Investigation is a slow-burning thriller that fuses the gravity of a documentary with the darkness of a complex murder mystery.
Film Review: “The Dig” — The Depths of Discovery
The Dig is suffused with a very English (and problematic) sense of history: why it matters, how it can be taken for granted, and the odd way that certain elements of the past are valorized while others are kept buried.