‘Under the Skin’: not knowing what’s going on
The British director Jonathan Glazer has often been compared with Stanley Kubrick — both for the obvious control-freak tendencies that go into producing such a stunning visual style, and for a glacial...
View ArticleHave you seen the Nicole Kidman cult film ‘Birth’?
If I was asked to pick the most unjustly neglected film of the past decade, I would probably cite the 2004 Jonathan Glazer picture “Birth” which has remained off most people’s radar despite a strong...
View ArticleThe year of Scarlett Johansson
Although she’s been a star for more than a decade, Scarlett Johansson didn’t do a lot for me as a movie actress until this year. I enjoyed her performances in “Lost in Translation” and “Vicky Cristina...
View ArticleThe mystery of free YouTube movies deepens
Have you dug into the Paramount Vault yet? I’m talking about the YouTube channel the movie studio set up four months ago that features hundreds of movies free for the watching. Of course, few Paramount...
View ArticleA miscalculation in ‘Call Me By Your Name’
The terrific film version of the Andre Aciman novel “Call Me By Your Name” seems to be on its way to scooping up many year-end critics’ prizes and at least a few Oscars early next year. The movie has...
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