Tag: film journalism

Happy End Michael Haneke France, Germany, Austria CRITICAL RESPONSE “Haneke’s magisterial control of tone, actor and shot is not to be underestimated: there are scenes…

The Killing of a Sacred Deer Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland, United Kingdom, United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “As in all his best work, Lanthimos is brilliant at…

Redoubtable Michel Hazanavicius France CRITICAL RESPONSE “First and foremost, Le Redoutable is a marvelous comedy very reminiscent of Woody Allen’s classics (it has a few…

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Noah Baumbach United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “As a student of classic comedies, Baumbach uses strategies that work, freshening them…

The Square Ruben Östlund Sweden, Denmark, United States, France CRITICAL RESPONSE “[Ruben] Östlund skillfully ties his many ideas together and makes his statement in the…

BPM (Beats per Minute) Robin Campillo France CRITICAL RESPONSE “Bearing a closer resemblance to the social-realism of Campillo’s screenwriting with collaborator Laurent Cantet, which includes…

Jupiter’s Moon Kornél Mundruczó Hungary CRITICAL RESPONSE “Almost imperceptibly the story shifts into a zanier mode that will include a major car chase, shootouts and…

Okja Bong Joon-ho South Korea, United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “Okja is fun, if sometimes over-egged, as an adventure romp, but flounders in overstatement when it…

Loveless Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia CRITICAL RESPONSE “This is a film which confronts us with the most unthinkable of crises and perhaps also challenges the eternal…

Wonderstruck Todd Haynes United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “It’s a skillfully told, impeccably styled and scored film that above all else beats with an uncalloused heart….

I managed to grab some time with Susan Wloszczyna of rogerebert.com to pick her brain about the film industry, but also to touch on the…