Written by Michael Clawson 80/100 “You’ve got a fish in your pocket.” Two orphaned sisters growing up in '50s rural Idaho aren't quite sure what to make of their eccentric Aunt Sylvie, whose peculiar habits - hoarding newspapers, spending evenings with … Continue reading.
Almayer’s Folly Directed by Chantal Akerman, 2011 Michael Clawson: Jim, how are you? And how excited are you that for this edition of Collokino, we’re talking about a film by one of your favorite directors, Chantal Akerman? Jim Wilson: Michael, I’m … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson 90/100 On the cusp of the new millennium, two neighboring apartment dwellers, one living above the other, seem to nearly drown in their loneliness. They’re essentially the last ones in their complex; everyone else has been … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson 80/100 A shaken young nurse shrinks in the corner of a dark hospital bedroom, blood dripping from her hands, a dead patient splayed out on her back on the cot. The grim opening scene and one … Continue reading.
“I selfishly like a lot of first-time directors because they over-prepare, they're super eager, and there's very little ego.”Mark Duplass Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Google Podcasts | LibSyn | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube This week on Drink … Continue reading.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Directed by Céline Sciamma, 2019 Jim Wilson: Michael, thanks for doing this with me again. How have you been doing? Michael Clawson: Thanks for having me back for another Collokino! I’m doing well, spending … Continue reading.
Goodbye First Love Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve, 2011 Jim Wilson: So, I’m kicking off my film conversation blog by discussing with my friend Michael Clawson Mia Hansen-Løve’s 2011 love story Goodbye First Love. It tells the story of Camille (Lola … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson 80/100 On another in a long line of sweltering summer days in post-war Japan, rookie cop Murakami (Toshiro Mifune), exhausted from a night without sleep, boards an uncomfortably packed city bus after leaving the gun range, … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson 80/100 Atom Egoyan's strange and fascinating sophomore feature Family Viewing premiered in 1987, two years before the watershed for independent film that was Sex, Lies, and Videotape's debut at Sundance 1989. Family Viewing might not be … Continue reading.
"I am profoundly fascinated by cruelty, fear, horror and death. My films show my preoccupation with violence, the pathology of violence."Fritz Lang Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Google Podcasts | LibSyn | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube This week … Continue reading.
