On paper Godzilla Minus One might be the best Godzilla movie in nearly 70 years, but in practice it's something much less: a wet-dream of remilitarisation and a condemnation of the Japanese Empire only insofar as it failed to win the war. For In Review Online
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Godzilla Minus One — Takashi Yamazaki | In Review Online
A new film review of Godzilla Minus One, directed by Takashi Yamazaki & released by Tôhô International, for film review site In Review Online.
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December 5, 2023 at 11:12 AM
On paper Godzilla Minus One might be the best Godzilla movie in nearly 70 years, but in practice it's something much less: a wet-dream of remilitarisation and a condemnation of the Japanese Empire only insofar as it failed to win the war. For In Review Online
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The Curse is like a Safdie movie without momentum, leaving us only to stew slowly in the horrible atmosphere. But thorough a small accumulation of flinches the cutting reflection it casts starts to distort. Reviewed for In Review Online.
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The Curse — Nathan Fielder & Benny Safdie | In Review Online
A new TV series review of The Curse, created by Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, for film review site In Review Online.
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November 16, 2023 at 8:20 AM
The Curse is like a Safdie movie without momentum, leaving us only to stew slowly in the horrible atmosphere. But thorough a small accumulation of flinches the cutting reflection it casts starts to distort. Reviewed for In Review Online.
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One of the great Reverse Shot pieces: reverseshot.org/symposiums/e...
November 14, 2023 at 3:56 PM
One of the great Reverse Shot pieces: reverseshot.org/symposiums/e...
I've gotten to the point in Little Lulu where John Stanley no longer draws (or even pencils) the comics, and whilst his narrative construction is still top notch, it has lost some of its special spark.
October 31, 2023 at 12:42 PM
I've gotten to the point in Little Lulu where John Stanley no longer draws (or even pencils) the comics, and whilst his narrative construction is still top notch, it has lost some of its special spark.
now seated for (the 4k restoration of):
October 24, 2023 at 11:57 AM
now seated for (the 4k restoration of):
I've been putting off watching the last season of How To with John Wilson because, as someone who feels most comfortable living life at a remove, it can be a little too painful. And the c***d episode revealed the trauma of living through that time I didn't even know I had.
October 24, 2023 at 9:41 AM
I've been putting off watching the last season of How To with John Wilson because, as someone who feels most comfortable living life at a remove, it can be a little too painful. And the c***d episode revealed the trauma of living through that time I didn't even know I had.
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A steal at any price
October 21, 2023 at 11:41 PM
A steal at any price
One year ago today the first piece I ever wrote for a publication was released. I feel like I've come a long way since then and still have so much further to go. Thank you to
Cinema Year Zero (and Cathy in particular) for reaching out and believing in me.
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Cinema Year Zero (and Cathy in particular) for reaching out and believing in me.
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The Earrings of Madame De…
Credit: Janus Films https://open.spotify.com/episode/2qV8JGcuA6QsrHOB1g4ILL?si=9f1c1c8de2ef43ff Esmé Holden We always follow the earrings. At first a wedding gift from the unnamed General (Charles Bo...
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October 22, 2023 at 1:33 PM
One year ago today the first piece I ever wrote for a publication was released. I feel like I've come a long way since then and still have so much further to go. Thank you to
Cinema Year Zero (and Cathy in particular) for reaching out and believing in me.
cinemayearzero.com/2022/10/22/t...
Cinema Year Zero (and Cathy in particular) for reaching out and believing in me.
cinemayearzero.com/2022/10/22/t...
i am known around the world as the mcquarrie enjoyer, so nw:
October 21, 2023 at 6:47 PM
i am known around the world as the mcquarrie enjoyer, so nw:
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here's a picture of chuck
October 19, 2023 at 4:53 PM
here's a picture of chuck
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Here they are. You know them, you love them.
October 16, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Here they are. You know them, you love them.
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Good Dan Clowes New Yorker cover this week
October 16, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Good Dan Clowes New Yorker cover this week
watching hong kong movies makes me wonder why i ever bother with anything else; few things light up my love of cinema more
October 16, 2023 at 10:11 PM
watching hong kong movies makes me wonder why i ever bother with anything else; few things light up my love of cinema more
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"A lot of Westerns are about the end of an era, but few capture our current sense of decline like PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID: a diffuse & indirect collapse where the line between ending & ended is blurred by the fact that no new era is on the horizon." - Esmé Holden
(art by @ohhhaeee.bsky.social)
(art by @ohhhaeee.bsky.social)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973): That Long Black Cloud is Comin’ Down
A lot of Westerns are about the end of an era, but few capture our current sense of decline like Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid.
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October 11, 2023 at 8:36 PM
"A lot of Westerns are about the end of an era, but few capture our current sense of decline like PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID: a diffuse & indirect collapse where the line between ending & ended is blurred by the fact that no new era is on the horizon." - Esmé Holden
(art by @ohhhaeee.bsky.social)
(art by @ohhhaeee.bsky.social)
In my debut for @bwdr.bsky.social (!!!) I wrote about Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, which, while many Westerns are about the end of an era, speaks specifically to our current sense of decline.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2023/10/11/p...
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2023/10/11/p...
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973): That Long Black Cloud is Comin’ Down
A lot of Westerns are about the end of an era, but few capture our current sense of decline like Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
October 12, 2023 at 1:04 PM
In my debut for @bwdr.bsky.social (!!!) I wrote about Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, which, while many Westerns are about the end of an era, speaks specifically to our current sense of decline.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2023/10/11/p...
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2023/10/11/p...
Terence Davies was one of the greatest artist my country ever produced, and let's be honest: it totally failed him. He got to make some of his best films in the last few years, but spent decades unable to get funding. Another longstanding project fell through just a few months ago.
October 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Terence Davies was one of the greatest artist my country ever produced, and let's be honest: it totally failed him. He got to make some of his best films in the last few years, but spent decades unable to get funding. Another longstanding project fell through just a few months ago.
As Godard moved from one medium to another, he remained a critic. If Histoire(s) du cinéma is something like a definitive tome, then his less dense Sixties films are something like essays; Made in USA is his closest study of genre.
For Cinema Year Zero
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For Cinema Year Zero
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MADE IN U.S.A
Credit: Cinématographique de France https://open.spotify.com/episode/2thj5dltZ9HDYd6Qg1fe21?si=ff7d8965e1034cf8 Esmé Holden As Jean-Luc Godard moved from one medium to another, from prose to filmmak...
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October 4, 2023 at 7:40 PM
As Godard moved from one medium to another, he remained a critic. If Histoire(s) du cinéma is something like a definitive tome, then his less dense Sixties films are something like essays; Made in USA is his closest study of genre.
For Cinema Year Zero
cinemayearzero.com/2023/10/02/m...
For Cinema Year Zero
cinemayearzero.com/2023/10/02/m...