The Double Life of Véronique (1991, dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski) – A film that continues to challenge and provoke. Struck this time around by the very immanent nature of Kieslowski’s transcendence.…
The Third Man (dir. Carol Reed): A repeat viewing, and of course utterly delightful. Diagonals, blacks, greys, and tilts. Noir created a new and mysterious universe, and here Reed, Greene,…
When there’s no time for thinking, let alone writing, time will be made for quickies. Gran Torino (dir. Clint Eastwood): Great, small movie. Eastwood is a competent director and as…
It’s a cliché that when you love somebody/something, you love even their imperfections. There is also that old didactic axiom from Sting, who insisted, “If you love somebody, set them…
