Devious Dialogues: Anya Stanley and Mike Thorn on Fox’s ‘The Exorcist’
A.M. Novak and Mike Thorn Discuss FOX’s ‘The Exorcist’!
A.M. Novak and Mike Thorn Discuss FOX’s ‘The Exorcist’!
“‘In Transit’ attests to the possibility of human connection and serves as a reminder to the insights Albert Maysles has given us over the last 50 years.”
“INVSN may not make the music that flawed people deserve, but it’s definitely the music that we all need right now.”
“Instead of skipping to the binary found at the beginning and end of the color swatch, ‘Palo Alto’ flushes every color in the middle, every emotion found in growing up.”
“While lush animation and detailed backdrops make Shinkai’s films visually stunning, without character depth, it’s a beauty which rings hollow.”
“‘Jo Cox: Death of an MP’ is a difficult film that resonates now more than ever with a minority Tory government, the knock-on effects of Brexit felt.”
“There is a sense of bearing witness to history-in-the-making and of the unlikely melding of soulmates.”
“‘Whitney: Can I Be Me’ plays out like a tragedy of the most cinematic kind.”
“‘Person to Person’ posits a world where forgiveness, kindness and neighborliness are actualized by a recognition of the innate goodness of humanity.”
“In ‘Golden Exits,’ the miserable find company in the spaces they inhabit. Nothing is shared; nothing is collective.”
“De Sica has mentioned ‘The Shining’ and ‘Dead Poets Society’ as influences, and ‘Children of the Night’ is at its best when it favors the former.”
“Sleek visuals and cryptic dialogue aren’t enough to save a film that’s essentially a truncated season of ‘House of Cards.'”
“‘Indivisible’ is a fantastically imaginative coming-of-age tale, an opera of sweeping creativity and a universal human love story.”
“The compassion Magnani and Pasolini elicit from this affectionate portrait is manifestly sympathetic — she just tries so hard.”
“‘Wind River’ is a well crafted, but straightforward, thriller with an interesting setting and social context.”
Vague Visages Chat Transcript
“The title is, of course, a knowing joke. ‘Based on a True Story’ couldn’t be further from reality.”
“Sergei Loznitsa goes for absurdist satire, but, unfortunately, the joke’s on him.”
“‘Good Time’ plays like little more than a direct-to-video thriller.”
Interview by Marshall Shaffer