Category: 1970s

Of Love and Other Demons: Sam Peckinpah and Sex – ‘The Ballad of Cable Hogue’

By Justine Peres Smith on August 6, 2015

“Cable Hogue ogles and desires Hildy because she appeals to him sexually: there are no shades of grey here, no self-reflection. In the world of Peckinpah, sex is often just sex.”

The Theater of Fear: John Cassavetes’ ‘Opening Night’

By Phuong Le on June 8, 2015

“Throughout ‘Opening Night,’ reality and make-believe are interwoven into a mass of chaos.”

Chasing Chabrol: ‘Violette’

By Justine Peres Smith on March 24, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

“Youth is central to ‘Violette,’ and Isabelle Huppert’s petite frame and almost childlike features lend the film a skewed point of view that is colored neither by experience or shame.”

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Category: 1970s

Of Love and Other Demons: Sam Peckinpah and Sex – ‘The Ballad of Cable Hogue’

The Theater of Fear: John Cassavetes’ ‘Opening Night’

Chasing Chabrol: ‘Violette’