Sure, it’s always somewhat disappointing with an auteur who is capable of something like Carol, doesn’t live up to it—Dark Waters, as strong as it is, is NOT Carol – the artistic ambitions aren’t that

Another superlative effort from Leigh. It is one of his best works- arguably as strong as anything this side of Naked The post-WWII (November 1950) period detail production design is an artistic triumph. The immaculate

Jérémy Clapin’s feature debut is a intriguing film—a breath of fresh air in the animation world- a film two-pronged narrative—one about an orphan (with black and white flashbacks), and one about a dismembered hand— they

LeRoy’s film, like Cukor’s 1933 version, boasts a really talented ensemble- perhaps even more so. June Allyson is in lead, but she’s supported by Mary Astor, Elizabeth Taylor (at 17), Janet Leigh, C. Aubrey Smith,

It is a far cry from Eastwood’s magnificent run in the early to mid-2000’s (he hasn’t had a Highly Recommend top-10 of the year level film or better since 2006) but it is an engaging

It is the Katharine Hepburn show from the very beginning- her name is above the title which is striking and she’s is getting the bulk attention from Cukor’s camera’s in every big emotional scene. This

A strong debut from Mati Diop.  The film is grounded at the beginning in realism. There are long takes of Souleiman (just holding on his face riding in a truck) finding out they are getting

Marielle Heller (The Diary of a Teenage Girl and Can You Ever Forgive Me?) succeeds here with a third archiveable film.  She uses the old Mr. Rogers show as a narrative device entry ( this

Though not a formal consistency (the opening is just a Billy Bob setting the scene and the ending is a letter to Thurman) Billy Bob’s sardonic voice-over is so well written and performed- harkens to

It’s a return to Leigh’s working-class contemporary almost neorealism’esque roots after 1999’s triumph (but a period film about wealthy people)- Topsy-TurvyA really strong opening shot. It’s at a nursing home with a cleaning woman (who

In many ways it’s a major departure for Leigh. His work to this point had been about the working class and set in contemporary England. This is a period film (1880’s—we get some anecdotes about

Marriage Story is a gut-wrenching drama- a marriage epic – that is Baumbach’s most visually ambitious and accomplished film to dateThe film features what is probably 2019’s best acting. Laura Dern leads the talented supporting