Tag Archives: Bong Joon-Ho

July 2021 Viewing Diary

Sally, Mary and Irene (1925; d. Edmund Goulding) For some reason, I forgot to include this gem in my June viewing diary. Considered lost forever, it is one of Joan Crawford’s earliest films – and one where she is actually … Continue reading

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November 2020 Viewing Diary

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993; d. Steven Zaillian) Popped this fave in because I was still revved up by Queen’s Gambit … I love this movie so much. Makes me cry every time. Supernatural, Season 15, episode 17 “Unity” (2020; … Continue reading

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May 17th on TNT: Snowpiercer premiere

Based on the Bong Joon-ho film of the same name, the new series on TNT – starring Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, and many other excellent actors including the amazing Alison Wright, so memorable and tragic in The Americans, AND including … Continue reading

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Year in Review: Shooting My Mouth Off in 2019

Thanks, everyone, who hangs out here, who likes what I do, whether you’re an Elvis fan, a Supernatural fan, a general cinephile, a book-lover, or just someone who’s been checking in periodically for 17 years – WHAT? – I appreciate … Continue reading

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Best Films of 2019: Film Comment

The results of the Film Comment poll are in: the best films of 2019. For someone who doesn’t like lists – (I still recognizes their value!) – I sure participate in a lot of them. If nothing else, lists points … Continue reading

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Top 10 of 2019: Rogerebert.com

A group vote among the Rogerebert.com contributors, each of us contributing our own Top 10, led to our collective Top 10. (It’s always interesting to see the comparison. There are always a couple of celebrated films a year that leave … Continue reading

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A scene in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite: from “funny Ha Ha” to “Not funny at all”

There’s a scene in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite (which you must see: still out in theatres) where the hired-help family hides under the table and the rich dude talks to his wife about how bad his chauffeur smells (unaware that said … Continue reading

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October 2019 Viewing Diary

Semper Fi (2019; d. Henry-Alex Rubin) Reviewed for Ebert. Metropolitan (1990; d. Whit Stillman) God, I love this movie. It’s so so strange. It weaves a spell. I love Whit Stillman. He’s a modern-day drawing-room-comedy guy, and it’s the 21st … Continue reading

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Cannes 2017

My pal Jordan Hoffman has listed what he considers to be the best movies premiering at Cannes. Directors represented: Claire Denis, Agnes Varda, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Noah Baumbach, Michael Haneke, Takashi Miike, Lanthimos, Haynes, Östlund, Bong Joon-ho … and Sofia Coppola!! … Continue reading

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My Favorite Films of 2014

My Top 10 (more in-depth commentary, and other writer’s choices over at Rogerebert.com): 1. Beyond the Lights, directed by Gina Prince-Blythewood. 2. Boyhood, directed by Richard Linklater. Review here. 3. Closed Curtain, directed by Jafar Panahi. Review here. 4. Force … Continue reading

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