Tag Archives: Jean-Luc Godard

“I prefer a national film to an international film.” — Jean-Paul Belmondo

Posted on April 9, 2026 by sheila

It’s his birthday today. I wrote about him on my Substack.     Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you feel inclined to support my work, here’s a link to my … Continue reading →

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December 2025 Viewing Diary

Posted on January 15, 2026 by sheila

Marty Supreme (2025; d. Joss Safdie) I have mixed feelings on this, especially the last scene, which is corny as hell. Not as corny as the last scene in Lady Bird, but in its way even more obnoxious. Robert Towne … Continue reading →

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Mirrors #26

Posted on December 13, 2025 by sheila

Zoey Deutch and Aubry Dullin as Jean Sebert and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, one of my favorite films of the year. The film is a maze of mirrors, with mirror moments in almost every scene. There are … Continue reading →

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“My aesthetic is that of the sniper on the roof.” — Jean-Luc Godard

Posted on December 3, 2025 by sheila

He was born on this day. Coincidentally, the year before Jean-Luc Godard died, I decided to watch his filmography in chronological order, starting with his shorts (many of which are on YouTube). I wrote about this experience in my December … Continue reading →

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“I am the old story. L’histoire ancienne. But an old story can still be a good story, no?” — Anna Karina

Posted on September 22, 2025 by sheila

It’s the birthday of French New Wave star Anna Karina, muse to many, fascinating onscreen persona, director of her own films. Anna Karina died in 2019, and you felt the loss in an almost palpable way, particularly in the New … Continue reading →

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2023 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Posted on January 6, 2024 by sheila

I was voted into the National Society of Film Critics this year and we had our voting meeting today. The group is nationwide so there were groups in LA, a group in New York, and people Zooming in from Chicago, … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Duo #34

Posted on September 14, 2022 by sheila

Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina

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R.I.P. Jean-Luc Godard, part 2

Posted on September 13, 2022 by sheila

I wanted to point the way towards a couple of really good tributes written by (as it happens) good friends of mine. Dan Callahan over at Ebert: Image is Happiness: Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022). Godard was alive in but entrapped by … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Jean-Luc Godard

Posted on September 13, 2022 by sheila

I process loss slowly. This is a detriment to someone who writes about what is going on. And of course by “slowly” I mean it takes me a couple of days. Jean-Luc Godard changed the world. Breathless had the same … Continue reading →

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December 2021 Viewing Diary

Posted on January 10, 2022 by sheila

Nightmare Alley (2021; d. Guillermo del Toro) I will re-post here the thoughts I jotted down on Facebook after I saw it for the first time. I absolutely loved this film. Nightmare Alley is gorgeously shot, with an ominous moody … Continue reading →

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