Then Playing — Spencer; No Man of Her Own; The Southerner

January 17, 2022 Dan Seeger

Spencer (Pablo Larraín, 2021). Chilean director Pablo Larraín brings the airy, arty approach of his 2016 film Jackie to another iconic female figure on the world stage. As in the earlier drama, Larraín keeps the focus on a few days, … Continue reading Then Playing — Spencer; No Man of Her Own; The Southerner

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Playing Catch-Up — The Rules of the Game; Beatriz at Dinner; Miss Sloane

January 4, 2018 Dan Seeger

The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939). Considered one of unassailable greats of all cinema (or at least a foundational classic that demonstrated the way the spirited form could be applied to weighty social subjects), Jean Renoir’s farcical examination … Continue reading Playing Catch-Up — The Rules of the Game; Beatriz at Dinner; Miss Sloane

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Then Playing — Spencer; No Man of Her Own; The Southerner

Playing Catch-Up — The Rules of the Game; Beatriz at Dinner; Miss Sloane