Ewan Graf
ewangraf.bsky.social
Ewan Graf
@ewangraf.bsky.social
film journalist / cinema technician / Swiss
editor-in-chief @quietonsetpodcast.bsky.social

Quiet On Set: https://www.youtube.com/@QuietOnSetPodcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EwanGraf
Favorite First Watches of December (still very much in a rut, but let's hope 2025 will be better)

The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Nosferatu (2024)
Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024)

first month this year I don't have enough movies to even get to four picks that I rated an 8/10 or higher
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 AM
If I ever get to interview Paul Mescal I will definitely bring up that we both played Javert in Les Misérables.
December 10, 2024 at 5:22 PM
not to be too bitter but sucks that we have been doing very in-depth festival recaps for Cannes, Venice, Zurich & Gent for years but somehow Sundance has always rejected us. I especially don't get why they limit the access for digital press so much...
December 2, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Favorite First Watches of November (I was in a rut this month)

Green Room (2015)
Things Will Be Different (2024)
Look Back (2024)
Mystic River (2003)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watched of October 2024 (20th ZFF & beyond edition)

Black Box Diaries (2024)
Memoir of a Snail (2024)
A Real Pain (2024)
No Other Land (2024)
Harvie Krumpet (2003)

Honorable Mentions: Conclave / On Falling / It's What's Inside / Good One / All Shall Be Well / My Old Ass
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watched of September 2024 (Venice Edition)

Broken Rage (2024)
Happyend (2024)
The Quiet Son (2024)
Love (2024)
Cloud (2024)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2024)
Familiar Touch (2024)
Families Like Ours (2024)
I’m Still Here (2024)
The Time It Takes (2024)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watched of August 2024

Alien: Romulus (2024)
Daughters (2024)
September 5 (2024)
Babygirl (2024)
The Order (2024)
The Witness (2024)
The Ties That Bind Us (2024)
Disclaimer (2024)
The Killer (1989)
Beetlejuice (1988)
La Piscine (1969)
The Fugitive (1993)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watched of July 2024 (aka Western month)

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Chime (2024)
Go West (1925)
Stagecoach (1939)
Longlegs (2024)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
Phantom Thread (2017)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watched of June 2024

I Used to Be Funny (2024)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024)
The Glassworker (2024)
Fancy Dance (2024)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watched of May 2024 (Cannes edition)

Challengers (2024)
The Girl with the Needle (2024)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Anora (2024)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
The Substance (2024)
My Sunshine (2024)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watches of April 2024

RIPLEY (2023)
Fish Tank (2009)
Open Range (2003)
Mad Max 2 (1981)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watches of March 2024

Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
Election 1 & 2 (2005/2006)
The First Slam Dunk (2022)
The Master (2012)
Incendies (2010)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watches of February 2024

Dune: Part 2 (2024)
Orion and the Dark (2024)
Enemy (2013)
Shōgun (2024)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Favorite First Watches of January 2024

American Fiction (2023)
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
Dìdi (弟弟) (2024)
All of Us Strangers (2023)

Honorable mentions: Miracle (2004), Society of the Snow (2023), The Abyss (1989)
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Demi Moore spitting facts about why the shared cinema experience is so important
November 29, 2024 at 6:20 PM
The songs in MOANA 2 are a step down & Lin M. Miranda-isms are very noticeable. Gets better as it gets on but still feels incredibly episodic. I enjoyed the sister dynamic & beautiful imagery. The forced 'this is a sequel so we need more side characters' don't work in its favor #filmsky
November 26, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Now watching:
November 19, 2024 at 4:08 PM
now watching:
November 19, 2024 at 2:04 PM
nooo they're not that bad.
I think this is the only good one they got. even Sunset and Midnight both have candid shots that don't work perfectly work for me
November 18, 2024 at 8:46 PM
no leaks but I just programmed a triple feature for Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight at my local theater for Valentine's Day
November 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
November 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Mondays be like...
November 18, 2024 at 11:03 AM