Author: Aaron Charles
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Der Himmel über Berlin / Wings of Desire, 1987
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Der Himmel über Berlin / Wings of Desire,…
Rewind: 1967 in Film – Le Samouraï
I think every film deserves a certain benefit of the doubt. By that I mean, you should always be prepared to watch a film through…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Paris, Texas, 1984
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Paris, Texas, 1984 Palme d’Or – Wim Wenders…
For Your Consideration: Kathryn Hahn Deserves a Best Actress Nod for Private Life
I am a firm believer that if you ever feel like a given year has been a “weak year” for movies, you probably just haven’t…
Recalibrating the Oscar Expectations for First Man
I was so excited when I first heard that Damien Chazelle’s follow up to La La Land would be another collaboration with Ryan Gosling, depicting…
Listmania: Aaron Charles’ Top 100 Movies
As well as a contributor to Filmotomy, I recently released my 100 favorite films on my website – www.aarondcharles.com. Below, we have republished this list….
Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: An Angel at My Table (Jane Campion)
Transient light dances through the slits between wooden boards, and the sounds of voices dance with it. Those people are up there in their revelry…
British Cinema: Brief Encounter
David Lean is probably most famous for his legendary epics like Lawrence of Arabia, which is why I was so intrigued to watch his 1945…
Indie Review: Malady (2015)
Hurt people, hurt people. I’m not sure where I first heard that phrase, but it came to mind repeatedly as I was watching Jack James’…
2018 First-Half Favorites: Annihilation
When asked about my favorite movies from the first half of 2018, there’s one film that remains head and shoulders above any other new release…
The Problem of Pain: Cries and Whispers Review
Pain is seemingly always around us. Whether it is the pain we inflict upon ourselves or pain that comes unannounced and undeserved, we have all…
Doubts in the Darkness: Winter Light Review
After growing up in a conservative religious environment, I went through a period in college where I questioned aspects of my faith and went through…
A Guide for Bergman Beginners
When I heard that Filmotomy would be doing an Ingmar Bergman series to commemorate what would be his 100th birthday, I could barely contain my…
The Danger of Dreams: Review of The King of Comedy (1983)
Everyone is told to chase their dreams. That’s the phrase we use. Chase it. A chase tends to involve singular focus and an unbending will…
