Written by Rudolph Lambert Fernandez Among Columbia Pictures’s movies in the 20th century, Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) is one of the last to bear their classic Lady and her torch logo. It wasn’t until the 1990s that a real-life … Continue reading.
DXIFF 2021 Review: 3212 Un-Redacted
Written by Taylor Baker 75/100 Brian Epstein’s 3212 Un-Redacted presents a damning expose on the betrayal, cover-up, and conspiracy that occurred in October 2017. Deployed in Niger ODA(Operational Detachment Alpha) 3212 who were tasked against their Captain's recommendation with pursuing … Continue reading.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Written by Patrick Hao 55/100 Walt Becker films fascinate me. The director of Old Dogs, Wild Hogs, and, of course, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, has always struck me as someone who has been able to differentiate himself … Continue reading.
La Liste: Everything or Nothing
Written by Patrick Hao 35/100 I can never do what Jérémie Heitz and Sam Anthamatten do as a homebody New Yorker whose biggest risk is minding the gap between the subway platform and the 7 train every morning. Heitz and … Continue reading.
Great White
Written by Alexander Reams 20/100 When Steven Spielberg’s iconic Jaws hit theatres in the summer of 1975 people quickly became afraid of their own bathtubs, let alone the entire ocean. Over 30 years after it was released I saw the … Continue reading.
The Souvenir Part II
Written by Michael Clawson 100/100 Catharsis, renewal, and self-discovery through filmmaking, looking backward as a way of moving forward: a metatextual, Russian nesting doll of a sequel, The Souvenir Part Two's ideas are embedded, ingeniously, in its very form. Opening … Continue reading.
Red Notice
Written by Taylor Baker 10/100 Netflix’s latest big-budget film Red Notice looks like a film, talks like a film, and acts like a film but is devoid of meaning, humanity, and sincerity. It’s reminiscent to the thin layer of laminate … Continue reading.
Episode 119: William Wyler: How to Steal a Million / The Children’s Hour
kinopoisk.ru “Stills belong in the lobby, not on the screen.”William Wyler, Director of How to Steal a Million and The Children's Hour Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Deezer | Gaana | Google Podcasts | iHeartRadio | JioSaavn | LibSyn … Continue reading.
VIFF 2021 Review: Wife of a Spy
Written by Anna Harrison 60/100 Horror director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Wife of a Spy has all the elements of a thrilling period piece: beautiful costumes, state secrets, wartime backdrop, all of it anchored by Yu Aoi as Satoko, whose determination to … Continue reading.
Death Proof: A Collokino Conversation hosted by Jim Wilson
Death Proof Directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2007 Jim Wilson: Michael, welcome. I hope you’re as excited about this one as I am. Michael Clawson: Oh, I am stoked about this one, Jim. After having discussed mostly arthouse dramas, for lack of a … Continue reading.
