One of the things I hate the most about putting together the end-of-year "Best-Of" list is that it is near-impossible to have any perspective on movies that have only come out months earlier. The victors of these lists often turn out to be the flashiest, most hyped, or, as is often the case with the …
Ten years ago I was living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which is a lovely enough city but at the time boasted only a handful of cineplexes with all of them playing very-much the same thing. I had only just discovered Netflix DVDs (remember those) owing to the fact that I had only recently come out …
There is nothing greater for a cinephile like me to watch a movie for the first time and falling in love with it. This is especially true when you see said movie in a theatre with all the hype surrounding its release and you can't help but get swept up in it. The first viewing …
Continue reading 10 Year Anniversary: Does it Hold Up? (2008 Edition)
Agnès Varda is nothing short of a living legend. She will turn ninety next month and has been making films for seven decades which is remarkable considering in those seven decades very little has necessarily changed to make it easier for women directors to have a long career. She is one of the key filmmakers …
Continue reading Directed By Women: Agnès Varda Edition (April 2018)
Last year was year two of my ongoing pledge to watch 52 films made by women a year. Unfortunately while I have come close, I have failed to reach that goal in both of those years. But rather than feel defeated, I'm going to take solace in two things: I have come close to fulfilling …
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