Of Love and Other Demons: ‘In the Mouth of Madness’ (John Carpenter, 1994)
“In John Carpenter’s ‘In the Mouth of Madness,’ the delicate reality in which we live exists only as far we as believe it.”
“In John Carpenter’s ‘In the Mouth of Madness,’ the delicate reality in which we live exists only as far we as believe it.”
“Nerudaโs shining star is Luis Gnecco, who brings the poet back to life.”
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
“‘Train to Busan’ becomes obsessed with how its characters will face the various obstacles thrown at them, but the film does not operate with a human desire for justice.
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
“At Fantastic Fest, that hard truth can be funny or frightening depending on which auditorium you enter.”
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
“‘Destiny’ arrives at its final satisfying destination as a poetic and deeply affecting film, an ethereal meditation from a now legendary filmmaker…”
Marshall Shaffer on Fantastic Fest 2016
“Much of Luchino Visconti’sย ‘The Leopard’ has a labored energy of theoretical dramaturgy.”
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
“The central relationship between Belle and the Beast has the unfortunate stench of Stockholm syndrome all over it.”
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
A Justine A. Smith Series on Montrealโs Cinรฉmathรจque Quรฉbรฉcoise
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
“‘Complete Unknown’ seems to have its finger on the pulse of something characteristic of our FOMO culture.”
“Centered on a made-for-television film, ‘Passion’ blends the far reaches of Western art with the birth of new mediums.”
“I think that Schrader is just reaching out, trying to stretch his directorial arms, trying to show everything that heโs got.”
“‘American Gigolo’ doesn’t necessarily work as a neo-noir, but it still has enough romance and intrigue to be well worth watching.”