Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Three
Celine Song steps forward with a spectacular feature directorial debut. Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Three
Category: Film
Then Playing — The Quiet Girl; How to Blow Up a Pipeline; American Fiction
Reviews of films directed by Colm Bairéad, Daniel Goldhaber, and Cord Jefferson.
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Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Four
One of our best, most consistent filmmakers turns her attention to the frustration that comes from making art. Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Four
Now Playing — Drive-Away Dolls
O Coen brother, where art thou? Continue reading Now Playing — Drive-Away Dolls
Outside Reading — Blue Cheese edition
This week featuring: Christina Lieffring on Wisconsin Democrats, Delaney Tarr on U.S. gun violence, and Sam Adams on one of the great performances of 2023. Continue reading Outside Reading — Blue Cheese edition
Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Five
Alexander Payne has too strong of a filmography to declare that The Holdovers is his best work, but the comedy might be the most caustically concentrated realization of his career-long treatise on the way loneliness delivers a pile driver to … Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Five
Then Playing — Dumb Money; The Good Guys and the Bad Guys; Eileen
Short reviews of films by Craig Gillespie, Burt Kennedy, and William Oldroyd. Continue reading Then Playing — Dumb Money; The Good Guys and the Bad Guys; Eileen
Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Six
In director Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, it doesn’t matter if a crime has been committed. I suppose there are moviegoers who would disagree with that assertion. After being conditioned by a host of heated courtroom thrillers where a … Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Six
Then Playing — Diner; Leave the World Behind; Pickup
Barry Levinson’s debut, Sam Esmail’s return to film after a run of strong TV, and a tough 50s drama from Czech auteur Hugo Haas. Continue reading Then Playing — Diner; Leave the World Behind; Pickup
Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Seven
A dream cast, a sly script, and a director working at the peak of her powers. Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Seven
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