Category: Film
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Guilt as Madness: An Interview with Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
This interview was originally published at Mubi.
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Big Ears 2017
Featuring work by visiting artists Kevin Jerome Everson, Janie Geiser, and Jem Cohen, along with shorts programs and a spotlight on Jonathan Demme.
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TIFF 2016
This essay was originally published at Senses of Cinema.
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“A Dance of Her Whole Life”: Zhao Tao on Mountains May Depart
This interview was originally published at Mubi.
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Philippe Garrel in Conversation
Originally published at Filmmaker, Mubi, and Reverse Shot.
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Best Films of 2015
Favorite theatrical releases, undistributed premieres, experimental shorts, and discoveries.
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TIFF 2015
This essay was originally published at Senses of Cinema.
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Further Questions for Hou Hsiao-hsien
This interview was originally published at Mubi. I collaborated on this piece with Daniel Kasman.
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Claire Denis
Originally published at tobecontd.com.
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Best Films of 2014
Favorite theatrical releases, undistributed premieres, experimental shorts, and discoveries.
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TIFF 2014
This essay was originally published at Senses of Cinema.
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Horse Money (2014)
In 2007, soon after a screening of Pedro Costa’s Colossal Youth at the San Francisco International Film Festival, I went for a long walk through Golden Gate Park and decided on a whim to explore the de Young Museum. I don’t remember much about the visit except for the 20 minutes I spent standing in […]
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“Something, Anything”: A Conversation with Paul Harrill
Originally Published at Mubi.
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IFFR 2014
This piece was originally published at Senses of Cinema.
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Bastards (2013)
This was originally published in the 2013 Muriels countdown.
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Laurence Anyways (2013)
This was originally published in the 2013 Muriels countdown.
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Anticipating IFFR 2014
I plan to post an overview of the fest. Until then . . . Short Films A rough breakdown of all films with a running time of less than 60 minutes, listed alphabetically. PRO D’Annunzios Hohle [Heinz Emigholz] Creme 21 [Eve Heller] Deorbit [Makino Takashi & Telcosystems] Dot Matrix [Richard Tuohy] Glistening Thrills [Jodie Mack] […]
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Anticipating Rotterdam
After making ten trips to TIFF, I thought I’d gotten pretty good at navigating a massive film program, but International Film Festival Rotterdam is something else entirely.
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2014 Film Diary
A day-by-day viewing log of my filmwatching habits in 2014, beginning with John Ford’s The Whole Town’s Talking and ending with . . .
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TIFF 2013
This essay was originally published at Senses of Cinema.
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Blue is the Warmest Color (2013)
I’m interested, primarily, in one aspect of this film.
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The Strange Little Cat (2013)
This article was originally published at 2013 AFI Fest.
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Frederick Wiseman: Reasoned Arguments
Originally published at Senses of Cinema.
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Jia Zhangke: Confronting the Darkness
Originally published at Mubi.
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Catherine Breillat: Material Desires
Originally published at Mubi.
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Looking at Women: William A. Wellman’s Style in Frisco Jenny and Midnight Mary
This essay was originally published at Mubi.
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Grading Movies
I’ve never written for a publication that required grades, and I’ve always been firmly opposed to the idea on principle. Art shouldn’t be so casually and arbitrarily measured, obviously. But I’m beginning to have a change of heart.
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2013 Film Diary
A day-by-day viewing log of my filmwatching habits in 2013, beginning with David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis (2012) and ending with . . .
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TIFF 2012
This essay was originally published at Senses of Cinema.
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To the Wonder (Malick, 2012)
This essay was originally published at Mubi.