Kate Winslet stars in a dark revenge comedy, a rather overlooked minor modern classic.
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In Praise of Bolder Women: Laura Dern in Joyce Chopra’s SMOOTH TALK
Or, how to really screw up adapting a classic Joyce Carol Oates short story and yet almost pull it off, because, you know, Laura Dern
IN PRAISE OF BOLDER WOMEN: Raquel Welch in 1972’s HANNIE CAULDER
By James Kenney “Win or Lose, You Lose, Hannie Caulder.” –Thomas Luther Price, Bounty Hunter Hannie Caulder is two-thirds of an excellent Western, a humpback with spurs. Burt Kennedy’s film, about a woman setting out for vengeance against the three outlaws who murdered her husband and raped her, brings the best out of 60’s andContinue reading “IN PRAISE OF BOLDER WOMEN: Raquel Welch in 1972’s HANNIE CAULDER”
Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Rhys Myers square off in BLACK BUTTERFLY
“Banderas expresses the joy of acting even when he is giving a measured performance. His brooding has zeal to it…”
Alan Rudolph’s Fanciful Despair: RAY MEETS HELEN
Alan Rudolph’s most recent worthwhile film is now available on a Blu-ray alongside AFTERGLOW
Why, Yes, I liked Tomb Raider, Thanks For Asking!
Considering I usually abhor this stuff, why did I embrace the already forgotten TOMB RAIDER? I’m a contrary fellow, that’s why!
“The Economics of a Film are the Politics of a Film”: Abel Ferrara’s PIAZZA VITTORIO
I discuss an overlooked Abel Ferrara documentary from 2017
A Guide to the Best New York City Films Not Made by Scorsese, Allen, Friedkin or Spike Lee!
The Best New York City films not made by the usual suspects.
The Heart Finds Its Morning: John Travolta in Jackie Earl Haley’s CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
Jackie Earle Haley directed John Travolta in a small gangster film in 2015. It’s worth a look.
Even Calm Ice Melts: MISCONDUCT
“As it stands, MISCONDUCT is mostly interesting in how it ill-uses institutions such as Hopkins and Pacino…”
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