A Serious Man (dir. Coen Brothers, 2009) – It’s been said that this is a take on the book of Job, but pshaw, I don’t think so. Or, it’s a…
When reading and thinking about melodrama in film, there’s no better place to go than to Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows. This is the archetype of the “mode” at…
Without the perfected scenery or lovely cinematography of the recent Pride and Prejudice, Emma stands on Gwyneth Paltrow’s own very skinny two feet with enough personality and warmth—not to mention…
With a gritty and decentered look that finally does historical justice to Jane Austen’s classic, Pride & Prejudice could only be outdone by the 5-hour BBC version with its nobody-else-will-ever-be-as-Mr.-Darcy-as…
