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Best Films Watched in 2021
“Citizen Kane”* (Directed by Orson Welles) “Mank” (Directed by David Fincher) “An Elephant Sitting Still” (Directed by Hu Bo) “Kajillionaire” (Directed by Miranda July) “Nomadland” (Directed by Chloe Zhao) “The Selfish Giant” (Directed by Clio Barnard) “Shoplifters” (Directed by Hirokasu … Continue reading
“Dune” (The Review)
Dune (2021) Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgard I’ve read the novel Dune exactly one time, when I was around fifteen years old. Frank Herbert’s book … Continue reading
Posted in "Dune" movie review, Cinema, film, film review, movie, movie review, science fiction film
Tagged "Dune" movie, Cinema, Denis Villeneuve, film, movie review, science fiction film
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Best Films Watched in 2020
Ninety-four (94) movies watched in 2020 and it’s time to pick the ones that stood out most. A diverse roster, I think you’ll agree, and, if nothing else, I hope this post draws your attention to fine, ground-breaking cinema from … Continue reading
Posted in animated film, Best movies of the year, Cinema, crime movie, cult film, Documentary, film, film review, movie, movie review
Tagged Best Films of 2020, Best movies of the year, Cinema, film
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Best Films Watched in 2019
Didn’t quite achieve my goal of watching a hundred films during the course of 2019, but at 92 I came pretty darn close. Not as many documentaries this past year, which is somewhat surprising as it’s a genre that has … Continue reading
“Whiteface” Directed by Everett Sokol; Director of Photography Sam Burns
Posted in Cinema, experimental film, film, movie, short film
Tagged aboriginal theme, Cinema, cultural appropriation, Everett Sokol, First Nations, movie, racism, Sam Burns, short film
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Film Quote (Tarkovsky)
“In cinema it is necessary not to explain, but to act upon the viewer’s feelings, and the emotion which is awoken is what provokes thought.” Andrei Tarkovsky
Posted in Cinema, classic cinema, film, film quote, foreign language film, movie, movie quote
Tagged Andrei Tarkovsky, art film, Cinema, film, film quote, movies, Soviet cinema
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I hate comic book movies (d’you think it shows?)
This movie sucks (and so do you) Whatever happened to scholarship, whatever happened to standards? Why are there no good, reliable movie critics these days? Where have you gone, Pauline Kael and Andrew Sarris? We miss you Manny Farber and … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, classic cinema, comic book movie, film, film review, movie, movie review, superhero movies
Tagged blockbusters, book excerpt, Cinema, film, film reviewers, I hate comic book movies, JJ Abrams, Joss Whedon, Mouth: Rants & Routines, movies, Rotten Tomatoes, superhero movies
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Best Films Watched in 2018
Thanks to the irresistible temptations of Netflix and the unfortunate discovery of podcasts, I watched less than 100 movies in 2018, far below my usual tally. Ah, but in my defense, the proportion of good movies to bad ones was … Continue reading
Censorship at the CBC
Speaking of censorship…I responded to Eli Glasner’s choices as the “best” pictures of the year on CBC’s website and my comment was “disabled” because, apparently, the administrators thought I was too mean for pointing out that Eli’s pick for the … Continue reading
Posted in Best movies of the year, Cinema, classic cinema, film, film review, movie, movie review
Tagged Best Films of 2018, Best movies of 2018, censorship, Cinema, film, film scholarship, movie review
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Cinema Arete 