I’m so glad other people are talking about the fact that James Gray’s ‘Ad Astra’ (2019) is…
From TIFF Talks:
In a series of deft, groundbreaking comedies, Taika Waititi…
Student: [V.O.] One fine day… I went out with an old man. He’s studied noodles for 40 years. He was…
It has taken me 24 hours to figure out what I thought of this movie. Moving consistently between ‘brilliant’ and ‘pretty…
A cliche about Mario Bava’s films that’s resurrected almost as often as a sadistic undead Baron is…
French Cinema has been revered as an accomplishment of art in Film history. It is comprised of art and creativity leading up to…
So after 32 years I finally got the see ‘The Gate’ (1987). I remember this coming out as a…
What? One of the most important things for an actor to do is to listen. You cannot act if you’re not listening. Listening is not something you can fake either. It doesn’t mean to stare intently at someone, or cock your head a certain way. It means to absorb what is being said and…
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
He’d like to come and meet us
I think it’s a mistake to view porn as a guide for what sex is supposed to be like. Porn is not Cinéma vérité. And when you think about it, other than some documentaries, most all contemporary films are not realistic. Depictions of love are romanticized to the point of setting fairy-tale standards. War and violence are glorified. Comedies are…
GOod article, I’m not going to see the movie after all I’ve read. I am interested in the incel thing though. I wrote a humorous take on it here:
Brad Pitt takes to space.
Jennifer Han and I have often had conversations about the merits of watching…
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