A tension is formed by a cut, quickly transporting our heroine from an expansive wheat field to a confined classroom. We’re not just talking the difference of 7...
Near the beginning of Evolution, there’s a shot that hangs underwater, showing a seemingly harmonious aquatic eco-system that's glimpsed just long enough to cre...
“The only place I feel comfortable is the skatepark and the library.”
What has set cinema back -- both from the perspective of those who make, and those who ...
It’s worth noting that there’s probably a certain expectation when hearing the following words “a Johnnie To musical." One thinking his classical formal talents...
A 40-year-old Japanese woman, Mizuki (Eri Fukatsu), begins to cook by herself, the audience assuming she’s a single career woman stuck in the middle of her dail...
The presence of a mother is quite clear in Chantal Akerman’s best-known work, whether it be the one communicated back and forth to in News From Home or the titu...
As a modern cinephile, there’s the common feeling of being overwhelmed by just how much you have to watch, that even when narrowing the entire history of cinema...
