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Tag Archives: David Fincher
November 2023 Viewing Diary
After Everything (2018; d. Hannah Marks, Joey Power) In early November, I holed up in a cozy little house in Connecticut with Allison and Carol. I had to work the whole time, which was a bummer but the night was … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, biopic, Chile, Christian Petzold, coming of age, David Fincher, documentary, drama, Elvis Presley, England, family, France, Germany, historical drama, Isabelle Adjani, Japan, Julianne Moore, July and Half of August, Mélanie Laurent, Mexico, Russia, short film, Sofia Coppola, South Korea, thrillers, Tilda Swinton, Ukraine, women directors
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She’s not a bad person. Honest she isn’t: Kerry O’Malley in David Fincher’s The Killer
“I guess I am begging.” My breath caught when my cousin Kerry O’Malley said this line in David Fincher’s The Killer, now streaming on Netflix. Her face, her tone, her collapsed body language, was all so open and so desperate, … Continue reading
Zodiac: A perfect scene
From the Abbey Road opening shot … to the final shot, when the camera is suddenly on the move for the first time in the whole scene, pulling away from the three detectives staring through the grate at their suspect … Continue reading
May 2021 Viewing Diary
The Waterman (2021; d. David Oyelowo) I really loved this. Reviewed for Ebert. Des (2020; d. Lewis Arnold) Here’s what I jotted down on Instagram: David Tennant is eerily good in DES. He never does anything wrong, never makes an … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, animation, Charles Grodin, children's movies, comedy, crime movies, David Fincher, documentary, drama, England, Georgia, Meryl Streep, Miriam Hopkins, Pre-Code, short film, Sofia Coppola, Spain, Stalin, women directors
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December 2020 Viewing Diary
I hope you like The X-Files. Look forward to hearing from fans of the show. The past couple of months have been heart-wrenching for my family. It will continue to be so. We are struggling under the weight of the … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, Aubrey Plaza, biopic, children's movies, Citizen Kane, Cliff Bole, comedy, David Fincher, David Nutter, documentary, England, Kim Manners, Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, romantic comedy, romantic drama, sci-fi, South Korea, Supernatural, Vietnam, What's Up Doc, women directors, X-Files
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December 2017 Viewing Diary
Supernatural, Season 11 (2015-16) What an incredible season, right up until the moment …. it was not an incredible season. I hadn’t re-watched in its entirety since it aired, although I cherry-picked favorite episodes to re-watch (of which there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Coen brothers, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, documentary, Elizabeth Taylor, France, Garrett Hedlund, Georgia, Jack Kerouac, Jean Renoir, Jeremy Renner, John Huston, Julie Harris, Kentucker Audley, Margaret Atwood, Marlon Brando, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard Gere, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Supernatural, women directors, Zodiac
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011); Dir. David Fincher
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. Lisbeth Salander in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was probably not born with an anti-social personality, but it is a stance she cultivates in order to survive. Her piercings, tattooes, Mohawk, and … Continue reading
Movie Poster: Zodiac
My favorite poster from last year. The one BEFORE they put the faces of the stars of the movie on the poster, hovering like little floating heads. That was still a good-looking poster, but I like it better in its … Continue reading
