This week’s most recommendable new release is probably Judy (a decent biopic with a tremendous performance from Renée Zellweger). If you’re one …
Author: Josh
Orcas Island Film Festival Releases Full Lineup
Ladies and gentlemen, start your ferry reservations: the Orcas Island Film Festival has announced the full lineup for this year’s festival. I’ve …
On Screen: Downton Abbey, Ad Astra, Paris is Burning, Get Out, Local Sightings, Thrash Metal, Kiarostami, and the Incredible Melting Man
At opposite ends of the historical spectrum, this week brings two promising multiplex releases: go back to jolly old England to catch …
On Screen: Issaquah Film Festival, Kiarostami Retrospective, Hustlers
As summer winds down, mainstream releases start to get a little more exciting again. The marquee title as far as I’m concerned …
On Screen: Harold and Maude, Rashomon, Honeyland
Sure, there’s a terrifying killer clown invading multiplexes across the country this weekend. If, like me, you can’t even watch the previews …
Telluride Journal: Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Two Popes
Monday at Telluride has — at least in the past two years — been the sleepiest of the long weekend’s cinematic sprint. …
Telluride Journal: Motherless Brooklyn, A Hidden Life, Pain & Glory, The Climb
By the third day of Telluride, you’re well adjusted to the altitude but already feeling the effects of sleep deprivation. I made …
Telluride Journal: Waves, Family Romance LLC, Varda by Agnès, Marriage Story
Saturday is when Telluride gets really real: wake up early, take a brisk walk to the theater, and get a place in …
Telluride Journal: Ford v Ferrari, Judy, Uncut Gems
This is my third consecutive year making the trip to Telluride, Colorado for the Labor Day weekend film festival (“the Show”) at …
On Screen: End-of-summer Horrors, Midsommar, the Nightingale, Stephen King
Midsommar Director’s Cut: Ari Aster’s psychedelic horror about a relationship disintegrating on an ill-advised vacation among the brightly-lit rituals of a very …