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Modern Expressionism According to Wong Kar-wai and Hou Hsiao-hsien
It’s fascinating to consider how we remember a film — what sticks, if you will, as time passes. For me, it’s expressive color palates, eccentric …
The Magic of Maya Deren
When Maya Deren first picked up a movie camera, she said it was “like coming home.” In 1943, equipped with a 16mm Bolex and a …
Authorship, Auteur Theory, and the Troubled Production of “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Auteur theory, which suggests that a director is the main author of a film, receives plenty of fair criticism. For example, what would a Spielberg film …
“Macario” is the Essential Day of the Dead Film
Cinema is no stranger to the Day of the Dead. One need look no further than recent animated films like Pixar’s Coco or Guillermo del …
Weekend Movie Guide: November 2-4, 2018
This week in theaters, a little girl saves a fantasy world, Tiffany Haddish hunts a catfish, a teenaged boy is shipped off to be “cured,” …
Jack Kerouac on Film
Seldom has an author become so entangled with the romance and mythology of their work as Jack Kerouac. But the cult of personality that rose …
Horror is at Home in Suburbia
“Which door am I at?” The iconic opening scene of Wes Craven’s Scream, the movie that birthed the ghost-face killer and one of the most successful …
OP-ED: Remembering FilmStruck
Today the film and film-streaming community lost a young, but iconic venture. It was announced that FilmStruck will be closing its operations on November 29th, …
Light and Shadow in the Films of Lee Chang-dong
Among the many South Korean film giants, Lee Chang-dong is somewhat of an outlier. He is unlike his younger, more stylish, and maybe even pessimistic …
Weekend Movie Guide: October 26-28, 2018
There are a whole lot of new movies coming out over the next few days, which means your weekend is all about choices. Are you …
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