Another Stanford Theatre viewing, doubled up with Singin’ in the Rain. Unfortunately this was a little while ago and there was already too much there to deal with in one…
Auteur theory has been more or less discredited, on account of the highly collaborative nature of film and their prescribed value, above all else, as cultural artifacts. The critique isn’t…
After wanting to watch Claire Denis’ film Chocolat for a couple years (and watching Lasse Hallström’s film Chocolat more than once), it finally happened. It’s cleverly structured, with a wraparound…
The most brutal, epic, and fair documentary-style film most will ever see, the (remarkably!) French-made The Battle of Algiers creates a sense of sympathy in the viewer for colonized people…