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Tag Archives: drama
September 2022 Viewing Diary
The Deep End (2022; d. Jon Kasbe) I’m into cults but I actively avoid woo-woo, so somehow Teal Swan escaped my radar. Well, she’s on my radar NOW. This Netflix doc is extraordinary because Teal Swan participated in it, she … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Baz Luhrmann, comedy, documentary, drama, Elvis Presley, England, film noir, Hal Wallis, Ida Lupino, James Cagney, John Garfield, Marilyn Monroe, musicals, New Zealand, Olivia de Havilland, Raoul Walsh, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, true crime, westerns, women directors
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Review: The Justice of Bunny King
What a remarkable directorial debut, and WHAT a performance from Essie Davis. I reviewed for Ebert.
August 2022 Viewing Diary
It took me a while to get this up. Shit’s BUSY. Here’s what I watched and saw in August. What Josiah Saw (2022; d. Vincent Grashaw) Pretty grim watch. I reviewed for Ebert. Married at First Sight, Seasons 10 and … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Ann-Margret, Aubrey Plaza, comedy, documentary, drama, Elvis Presley, Kurt Russell, musicals, Myrna Loy, screwball comedy, thrillers, true crime, William Powell
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Review: True Things (2022)
I really loved this. I haven’t read too many reviews – just one, which called it an “erotic thriller” – but that doesn’t really fit. Yeah, there’s sex, but … it’s not ABOUT that. The sex comes from a very … Continue reading
Review: The Cathedral (2022)
This is a fascinating film – which could have been a stylistic experiment only – and instead becomes a fascinating marriage of form and content: the form – a very very strict form – leaves space for the “content” (that … Continue reading
Review: Funny Pages (2022)
This is some pretty bleak shit. But also entertaining. Dark. Weird. I had no idea what was going to happen from one moment to the next. I reviewed for Ebert.
Review: Emily the Criminal (2022)
I SO dug this. Aubrey Plaza hits different and I am so excited about her career. I reviewed for Ebert.
July 2022 Viewing Diary
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019; d. Quentin Tarantino) I like it more every time I see it. I’ve seen it maybe 7 or 8 times. Desert Fury (1947; d. Lewis Allen) I adore this messed-up homoerotic Technicolor fever-dream. … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Australia, Baz Luhrmann, Brad Pitt, comedy, documentary, drama, Elvis Presley, film noir, France, Georgia, Juliette Binoche, Kurt Russell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mary Astor, Peter Bogdanovich, Quentin Tarantino, Rebecca Hall, Robert Altman, romantic drama, Supernatural, What's Up Doc, women directors
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Review: She Will (2022)
This is very good and I highly recommend it. I reviewed She Will for Ebert.
June 2022 Viewing Diary
Watcher (2022; d. Chloe Okuno) I was super impressed – and totally freaked out – by this thriller, psychological and otherwise. The mood is HEAVY with omnipresent DREAD. I reviewed for Ebert. Russian Doll (Season 1 and 2, 2019-2022) I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged animation, Australia, Baz Luhrmann, comedy, David Mamet, drama, Dustin Hoffman, Elvis Presley, Emma Thompson, England, France, George Cukor, Judy Garland, literary adaptation, Meryl Streep, musicals, Paul Schrader, Quentin Tarantino, Robert De Niro, Robert Walker, short films, Supernatural, Susan Sarandon, thrillers, true crime, Vincente Minnelli, women directors
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