S adness hangs over every scene in Cold War, like a layer of smoke above a dimly-lit jazz bar. Characters love and long for each other, they express their feelings in…
[su_dropcap]B[/su_dropcap]attlefield Earth plays like cinematic poetry, with its brilliantly-staged action scenes pounding along in a furious meter. Repeat viewings reveal new layers of depth and humanity, not unlike revisiting The Coronation…
O f all the film directors who've ever amassed enough work for a coherent filmography, none are more challenging than Ed Wood. His paradoxical aesthetic boggles my ability to hand…
Even though the film still features a few cinematic flourishes, The Lion in Winter largely crackles with the heat and energy of a ferocious theatrical performance.
"I hope that nobody has ever had to look at anybody they love through glass." These words open If Beale Street Could Talk, with every syllable coated in aching, anguished sadness.…
In Roma, Alfonso Cuarón's camera often pans languidly across a scene, like a mind wandering into its own corners. Cuarón's vivid recollections of childhood rise like a slow swell of water,…
The old saying goes that, "war is long periods of tedium punctuated by moments of sheer terror." No film in recent memory captures that contrast with more crystalline ferocity than…
Columbia Pictures
An unwavering sense of duty cinches tight around the soul of James Stevens, the central character in The Remains of the Day. This singular focus makes Stevens an impeccable butler,…
B obby Dupea's life pinballs from one meaningless day to the next, powered by one-night stands and pints of plastic sour mash. He carouses with rowdy shitkickers and toils in…
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