Author: Jeremy Robinson
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: The Sugarland Express, 1974
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. The Sugarland Express, 1974 Prix du scénario –…
Rewind: 1967 in Film – Playtime
I sometimes wonder how a film like Playtime can exist. Imagine being Jacques Tati going to a studio asking for financing to basically create your…
First Reactions: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Love him or hate him, it’s hard to ignore Quentin Tarantino. The man has a knack for grabbing your attention, and he did just…
For Your Consideration: Spike Lee, Best Director for BlacKkKlansman
Lee’s gotta have it! I will probably not be watching the Oscars this year, but I will probably be looking at updates on who is…
For Your Consideration: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs for Best Adapted Screenplay
As a piece of narrative writing, Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ranks as one of their most challenging and provocative works….
Review: Lars Von Trier's The House That Jack Built
Lars Von Trier is a sadist, and I’m sure he would agree with me on that point. He is probably the leading provocateur in cinema…
Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
We are introduced to a book which opens to a story, and as the film progresses, the pages turn to a new story, then another,…
Review: The Other Side of The Wind
Orson Welles returns with a new film. Yes you heard correctly, and how nice it is to actually write that sentence in a review. Yes,…
Actober: Jack Lemmon – 3 Oscar Worthy Performances
It’s hard not to like an actor like Jack Lemmon, there’s something about him that feels inherently decent and kind. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen…
Actober: Jean Gabin in La Bete Humaine
Jean Renoir’s “La Bete Humaine” is contradictory by design. It is a film that explores the darkest aspects of human nature, and how someone can be…
Review: Bennett's Song
If you define a film as a story recorded onto a camera and shown onto a screen, then I guess Bennett’s Song would qualify. However,…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: On Dangerous Ground – Ida Lupino, Nicholas Ray
On Dangerous Ground is one of the most unique and interesting classic film noirs. Here is a film that begins in hard-boiled city streets, following…
