‘Arrival’ and the Perils of Science Fiction
“What is awkward about these reviews is how they oppose the film’s best qualities to its generic roots.”
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: Jeremy Carr on Pedro Costa’s ‘In Vanda’s Room’
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: A Column Devoted to the Streaming Platform FilmStruck
Weak Story Beats Muddle ‘Frank & Lola’
“There’s plenty to appreciate in ‘Frank & Lola,’ and it’s far from a bad film. However, the story beats feel awkward and random.”
Streamless – Off the Subscription Grid: ‘Film’ Starring 1965 Buster Keaton
“How are we doing here, folks? Does any of this make a lick of sense?”
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Baby Doll’ Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
A Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
James Benning’s ‘Stemple Pass’: Minimalist Horror for Trump’s America
“Played in 2016, it’s eerily prophetic.”
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: Jeremy Carr on Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Fear and Desire’
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: A Column Devoted to the Streaming Platform FilmStruck
The Subversive Power of ‘Elle’
“‘Elle’ is a demented Rorschach test of the highest degree.”
A Portraiture of Grief in ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and ‘Personal Shopper’
“Whereas Lonergan interrogates the realities of grief with sober restraint, ‘Personal Shopper’ director Olivier Assayas plunges viewers right into his protagonist’s bereaved headspace.”
Streamless – Off the Subscription Grid: ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’
Mike Postalakis on the 1978 Fiasco ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’