Historical perspective can be deeply personal. Personal perspective can be deeply historical. Romance at any age blurs the lines between both. Review.
Beginners (Mills, 2011)
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Kiss Me Deadly (Aldrich, 1955)
Look at that smirk, that shifty posture, that atomic glare. Noir’s don’t come much meaner than Kiss Me Deadly. Review.
Le Départ (Skolimowski, 1967)
The eyes of purposeless youth. More Skolimowski madness and subversion at Not Coming… This time, he envisions The French New Wave on speed. Review.
LAFF 2011 Preview
Coming Attractions for LAFF 2011. Wrap-up to follow. Preview.
Los Labios (Fund, Losa, 2011)
The sun shines bright. The darkness isn’t always dark. The day-to-day mysteries reveal a long-term, communal style of cinema. Review.
R (Lindholm, Noer, 2011)
Crime never pays, and prison always sucks. Denmark’s fine entry into the genre leaves scars. Review.
Essential Killing (Skolimowski, 2011)
Jerzy Skolimowski returns to filmmaking. I welcome him home at Not Coming to a Theater Near You. Review.
