Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: Jeremy Carr on Louis Malle’s ‘Black Moon’
“Communication — or the lack thereof — is key to ‘Black Moon.’”
“Communication — or the lack thereof — is key to ‘Black Moon.’”
“It is, quite simply, one of the most engaging and most charming movies ever made.”
Mike and Anya submitted this draft on August 25, 2017 — one day before Tobe Hooper passed away at age 74.
“In both ‘T-Men’ and ‘Raw Deal,’ Alton and Mann take what is already a heightened genre and somehow intensify its formal qualities.”
“It’s a good year to be a Constant Reader.”
“The moments of realization transcend the typical viewing experience.”
“Fellini’s films often flourished with acute ruminations on life and society, but rarely would his work achieve this degree of pure emotion.”
“Answers don’t come easy, but they do come if you’re looking for them.”
“The film goes beyond strict and narrow generic classification and touches upon something universal, something profound about undying affection and the unreliability of reality.”
A.M. Novak and Mike Thorn Discuss FOX’s ‘The Exorcist’!
“The compassion Magnani and Pasolini elicit from this affectionate portrait is manifestly sympathetic — she just tries so hard.”
“Maybe the best way to counter ridiculousness is with ridiculousness.”
Devious Dialogues: A Horror-Themed Column by A.M. Novak and Mike Thorn
“‘L’Atalante’ is a movie defined by it moments, images and emotive strength, not its ostensible plot.”
Devious Dialogues: A Horror-Themed Column by Mike Thorn and A.M. Novak
“Like his characters, Demy’s camera in ‘Lola’ moves everywhere but goes nowhere; it’s a paradoxically headlong hesitation.”
A.M. Novak and Mike Thorn Talk ‘Friday the 13th’!
“Truffaut and Coutard punctuate ‘Shoot the Piano Player’ with a vibrant rendering of its wintry Parisian setting, where the city is an ever-present visual marker…”
Marshall Shaffer Reflects on a Full Month of FilmStruck
“If Ozu has taught us anything, it’s that life doesn’t get any easier. But life does go on.”