Film: “Friendship”
It's hard to say whether narcissism is really at an all-time high or if there's just too much being said [...]
One beautiful montage
Among film connoisseurs, one of the most abhorred techniques is the montage. Some critics consider it a cardinal sin, an [...]
Film: “No Other Land”
A film cannot, of itself, save the world. But sometimes a film can go a long way in holding the [...]
Film: “Hundreds of Beavers”
Imagine pitching this to film investors: The flick is a cross between a Road Runner cartoon, a Buster Keaton comedy, [...]
Tragedy or comedy?
A question came up recently whether the films “Parasite” (2019) and “Kinds of Kindness” (2024) should be considered comedies or [...]
Film: “Heretic”
In Walden, Henry David Thoreau writes “If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house [...]
Film: “Kinds of Kindness”
Name a film “Kindness” and some might expect episodes of compassion, generosity, and altruism. But call it “Kinds of Kindness,” [...]
The roar of politics
World cinema has a long history of producing a wide array of political films that fall somewhere between light entertainment [...]
Film: “Evil Does Not Exist”
Films about humanity’s relationship with nature typically fall into neat, discernible categories: surviving a catastrophic event, proving criminal negligence for [...]
Film: Perfect Days
There is an irony in the fact that though the desire for the good life is a universal one, no [...]
In pursuit of love
Though love truly is complicated, the adage still sounds like a cliché. Given the difficulty of speaking about love, it [...]
Film: “American Fiction”
Any movie with the word fiction in its title should be a flag that something is about to be said [...]