‘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.”
“What is awkward about these reviews is how they oppose the film’s best qualities to its generic roots.”
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: A Column Devoted to the Streaming Platform FilmStruck
“There’s plenty to appreciate in ‘Frank & Lola,’ and it’s far from a bad film. However, the story beats feel awkward and random.”
“How are we doing here, folks? Does any of this make a lick of sense?”
A Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
“Played in 2016, it’s eerily prophetic.”
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: A Column Devoted to the Streaming Platform FilmStruck
“‘Elle’ is a demented Rorschach test of the highest degree.”
“Whereas Lonergan interrogates the realities of grief with sober restraint, ‘Personal Shopper’ director Olivier Assayas plunges viewers right into his protagonist’s bereaved headspace.”
Mike Postalakis on the 1978 Fiasco ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’