Spoorloos or The Vanishing is an incredible 1988 Dutch film from George Sluizer that presents the inner self analysis of … More
Tag: Criterion
Repo Man (1984)
This is one of those films that just happens to be on the Criterion Collection’s list, but not on the … More
Bowie in 2023: #629 THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1976), THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH by Walter Tevis, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH by Dan Watters, LAZARUS by David Bowie and Edna Walsh, ALWAYS CRASHING IN THE SAME CAR by Lance Olsen, BOWIE’S BOOKSHELF by John O’Connell, and DAVID BOWIE: THE LAST INTERVIEW
Over the past few months, after being given a new novel about Bowie’s life to review for The Collidescope (at … More
#548 W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (W.R.: Misterije Organizma) (1971)
“Death to Male Fascism.” WR Mysteries of the Organism is a fascinating 1971 film from Serbian director Dušan Makavejev. Originally screened at … More
#885 Man Bites Dog (C’est arrivé près de chez vous / It Happened in Your Neighborhood) (1992)
With a $33,000 budget (or as the creators in the Criterion interviews indicate, zero budget that they supplemented by asking … More
#393 Through A Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel) (1961)
Cracks in a family gathering emerge over the span of twenty-four hours in Bergman’s Through A Glass Darkly. A family … More
#334 Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället) (1957)
A striking, unsentimental portrait of aging, Wild Strawberries is the story of a day in Isak Berg’s life where a … More
#242 In A Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place is easily one of Humphrey Bogart’s best roles, effortlessly performing a very personal role in the … More
#483 Young Girls of Rochefort (Les demoiselles de Rochefort) (1967)
The Young Girls of Rochefort is Jaques Demy’s follow-up to his moving and absolutely stunning The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (one … More
#289 Seven Samurai (Shichinin No Samurai / 七人の侍) (1954)
Seven Samurai is simply one of the greatest films of all time directed by one of the greatest directors of … More
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