My last movie talk with Jeremy (about Midnight in Paris) made me want to rank Woody Allen’s films. Jeremy of…
Jerry Lewis’s “The Ladies Man”: The Dollhouse and the Forbidden Room
He’s become a punchline here in the US, but that doesn’t make Jerry Lewis any less of a cinematic genius.…
The Barthelme Problem
[This post is something of a response to John’s recent post, and some of the comments made there by Darby,…
More on Inception: Shot Economy and 1 + 1 = 1
Some good questions came up in the comments section of my lengthy Inception critique (“Seventeen Ways of Criticizing Inception“), and…
Brevity, part 7: Slow Motion
Note: This post is partly a reply to a question someone asked me, back-channel, about slow motion, but also partly…
Brevity, Part 3: Long Takes Continued (well, they’re long)
While writing my previous post, I grew aware that I wasn’t mentioning any women filmmakers. So I’d like to add…
Lars von Trier’s Slippery, Sloppy Antichrist
Lars has made some very good movies in his time. Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark and Dogville are…