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Tag Archives: dystopia
January 2025 Viewing Diary
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992; d. James Foley) I saw this one in the theatre back in the day. There’s a revival coming up on Broadway and Bill Burr is going to be in it. It’s kind of perfect! He’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, Al Pacino, art, Bill Pullman, David Lynch, David Mamet, documentary, drama, dystopia, Elia Kazan, Gary Cooper, heist movies, Jack Lemmon, Karl Malden, Kristen Stewart, Kristen Wiig, Marlene Dietrich, Marlon Brando, Mulholland Drive, Patricia Arquette, short films, Tennessee Williams, Twin Peaks, Vivien Leigh
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Reviews: Love Me (2025)
I know I didn’t give Love Me that good a review, but I think it’s still worth checking out, particularly for the first half, its visuals and creativity.
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Tagged dystopia, Kristen Stewart, reviews, romantic drama, women directors
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Review: The End (2024)
Joshua Oppenheimer’s two documentaries about the genocidal campaigns in Indonesia in 1965-66 are so haunting and terrible – the leering mask withdrawn to show something even more monstrous underneath – I don’t know if I can see them again. But … Continue reading
December 2023/January-February 2024 Viewing Diary
The Golden Bachelor Watched – in great hilarity – with Karen and Allison during a raucous sleepover, and Carol pulled up on FaceTime. So we could watch together. The whole thing is so ridiculous. Maestro (2023; d. Bradley Cooper) I … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Pacino, Aline MacMahon, Battleship Potemkin, biopic, Charlie Chaplin, Chile, Denmark, documentary, drama, dystopia, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Juliette Binoche, Kazuo Ishiguro, literary adaptation, Michael Mann, North Korea, Paul Schrader, Pre-Code, Radu Jude, Ray Milland, Richard Pryor, Romania, romantic comedy, sci-fi, short films, Sidney Poitier, silent films, Spain, Sylvia Sidney, Tana French, true crime, William Wellman, Wim Wenders, women directors
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Nuclear winter television events in 1983-84
On my Substack I wrote about three television events which aired in the jittery world of 1983-84, all of which depict the aftermath of a nuclear bomb: the BBC’s Threads, aired only twice, scarring a generation, the American version, The … Continue reading
Review: Light of My Life (2019)
Light of My Life, a dystopian father-daughter survival drama, is Casey Affleck’s narrative feature directorial debut. He also wrote and starred. I found it quite effective. My review of Light of My Life is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: Downsizing (2017)
Oh dear. My review of Alexander Payne’s latest is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: The Discovery (2017)
Unfortunately, this is my second negative review for “Women Writers Week” on Rogerebert.com. I am the Crankypants of the Ladies. My review of The Discovery is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: The Lobster (2016)
I loved this cynical bitter film, by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (making his English-language film debut). I was afraid it would cop out at the end. It doesn’t. And as someone who “identifies” as a cultural outlaw, a renegade, an … Continue reading
Review: The 5th Wave (2016)
I loved the books by Rick Yancey (two out so far, the third coming out in May, apparently). I had hoped that … the movie would be good. I really did. Those books are RICH with excellent material. Sadly, it’s … Continue reading