I have to confess that I wrestled with what to say about the wonderful Blue is the Warmest Color (2013, Abdellatif Kechiche); that is, I knew I wanted to write…
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Category: Important Films (2013)
Reality (Matteo Garrone) is one of those films that stayed with me after my first viewing of it, grew in potency as I thought about it more, and, then, after…
The Hunt (2013, Thomas Vinterberg) is one of those disturbing films that depressingly reveals something seemingly fundamental about the human condition, e.g., just how easily “good” people can be reduced…
Philomena (2013, Stephen Frears), one of the most important films of 2013, is one in a long line of powerful contemporary films (Spotlight, The Magdalene Sisters, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence…
When I first watched this neglected gem of a film, I was really taken by how well it captured the potential damage to a young child by extremely dysfunctional (abusive…
A Brief Thought on Sofia Coppola To my mind, Sofia Coppola is one of the most underrated contemporary filmmakers creating films today. Excepting the highly lauded Lost in Translation, my…
If you read my “About” blurb, you know that part of my project for this blog is to relate my thoughts as I try to prioritize screening the most important…
If you still haven’t seen Disconnect (it had a limited release so I suspect it has flown under the radar for many), do yourself a favor and check it out,…
For me, the power of In the Fog (2013, Sergei Loznitsa) – a gritty, raw film depicting the painful brutalities and atrocities during Germany’s occupation of the territory of Belarus…