The Mirror is a neorealist movie that will make you squeeze some sweet tasty brain juice (if you feel like it!). Friend Jack Warner writes about a poignant, unassuming, wonderful little mind-bender of a film from Iran.
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Lady Dynamite Gives Emotional Truth the Wheel
What does it take for a show to make sense? Lady Dynamite tries a different approach (and does it perfectly).
A Ghost Story is an Intimate and Cosmic Masterpiece
David Lowery has become one of my favorite up-and-coming directors. I remember enjoying his art house western Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013), but he really earned my interest with his decision to direct a Disney children’s movie, Pete’s Dragon (2016). Lowery executed a potentially soulless mission with care and grace. He didn’t sell-out, Disney bought-in.… Continue reading A Ghost Story is an Intimate and Cosmic Masterpiece
A Muppets Christmas Carol as a Cultural Artifact
Why should the Muppet Christmas Carol be the only movie to survive the impending apocalypse?
