Italian Studies – Review
Drive My Car – Review
“A gorgeously patient movie, from the structuring of the script, to the balance of the direction, to the rich and well-considered performances.”
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by Ken Bakely
Another year has passed. Last December, I discussed how difficult it was to summarize the preceding twelve months in the world of film in a single post, and I find myself in a similar position this year, but perhaps for different reasons.
Continue reading “The Year in Review – 2021”Flee – Review
“An ambitious and empathetic look at a refugee’s experience that refuses to distance itself, or the viewer, from what’s said.”
Continue reading “Flee – Review”The Power of the Dog – Review
“Everything comes together with a controlled deliberation.”
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“For it to really work, the movie can’t ever break from an intimate connection with these people and their lives, and Branagh is too complacent here, overconfident in the belief that the inherent emotional significance of this story is enough.“
Continue reading “Belfast – Review”Spencer – Review
“Akin to a staggering choral piece, with overwhelming layers of sounds and countermelodies putting us right at the heart of everything, knocking us over.”
Continue reading “Spencer – Review”Tick, Tick… Boom! – Review
“Strongest when it gives us enough distance from the protagonist’s mind to plunge into the details of his frenzied perspective, and weakest when it’s too tethered to each of his assumptions to really think beyond the immediate present.”
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Bergman Island – Review
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