Then Playing — Singles; The Loveless; The Fly
Reviews of films directed by Cameron Crowe, Kathryn Bigelow and Monty Montgomery, and David Cronenberg Continue reading Then Playing — Singles; The Loveless; The Fly
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Now Playing — A House of Dynamite
A harrowing tale of how little can be done when nuclear missiles start careening across the sky Continue reading Now Playing — A House of Dynamite
Then Playing — Near Dark; Elvis; Amsterdam
Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987). It’s amusing now to see that Kathryn Bigelow filled her solo directorial debut with actors imported from Aliens, the action sequel made the previous years by her future husband, James Cameron. Especially since Cameron has … Continue reading Then Playing — Near Dark; Elvis; Amsterdam
From the Archive: Point Break
Much as I’ve admired Kathryn Bigelow’s recent and somewhat sudden escalation to the upper ranks of “important” modern filmmakers–the two films responsible for the shift are both formidable works–I still struggle with the cognitive dissonance of the director of Point Break as an exalted Oscar-winner. That’s how much I disliked that film, an ire that’s only grown over the years as plenty of people have cited it as a willfully dumb pleasure. Despite what it might seem like, I can get behind grandly, deliberately dopey summer popcorn fare, old or new, but I’ve never understood the affection for this particular … Continue reading From the Archive: Point Break
It was a girl with her face in the shadows so dark
Remarkably, it’s taken Kathryn Bigelow all of two films to transform from an also-ran action director to the most revered and dependable cinematic chronicler of American’s early 21st century of global militaristic angst. Unless there are people out there who … Continue reading It was a girl with her face in the shadows so dark
Top Ten Movies of 2009 — Number Five
War is hell. And in the first years of the twenty-first century, it’s a particular type of hell that would have eluded Dante on the most fertilely creative day. It is entirely unpredictable with rules of engagement that shift as … Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2009 — Number Five
When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone
There’s a moment in Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie, The Hurt Locker, which is predictably tragic and tragically predictable. A military man who’s stationed in Iraq, but largely unversed on the dangers that exist on those sun-scorched streets, tags along on … Continue reading When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone
Coffee for Two 