Secret Defense: A Close-Up on Arnaud Desplechin’s ‘Esther Kahn’
“Phoenix delivers an opaque but strikingly physical performance, reminiscent of the women in Charlie Chaplin’s films.”
Tribeca Film Festival Review: Guillaume Canet’s ‘Rock’n Roll’
“Canet’s performance seems to come from a place of real insecurity, and the resulting film plays out like an externalized catharsis.”
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Opening Night’ (John Cassavetes, 1977)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Love Streams’ (John Cassavetes, 1984)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Laughter in the Dark: John Cassavetes’ Comedies
Part 4 of “Tightrope Cinema: John Cassavetes’ Highwire World” by Phuong Le
Guns and Dreams in John Cassavetes’ Noirs
An Essay by Phuong Le
This House Is Not a Home: On John Cassavetes’ Troubled Families
An Essay by Phuong Le