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A House of Dynamite is both political fantasy and major disappointment | Mike McCahill

Prestige as a Noted Film-maker affords protection but creates narrow expectations and harsher disappointment, exemplified by Kathryn Bigelow's underwhelming A House of Dynamite.

fromIndieWire

1 month ago

'One Battle After Another' Review: Paul Thomas Anderson Returns to the Modern World with a Blisteringly Hilarious Dad-Core Masterpiece

Until his monumental new film, Paul Thomas Anderson had only made a single narrative feature set in the 21st century, and that movie - a love story about a plunger salesman who hoards pudding cups, gets extorted by the owner of a phone sex line, and shares an iconic kiss to the sound of a Shelley Duvall song from 1980 - was less of its time than out of it.

Film

fromInverse

2 months ago

'Highest 2 Lowest' Review: Spike Lee's Bold Crime Thriller Remake Saves Itself From One Jarring Fumble

Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest is an indulgent adaptation that takes the basic premise of Kurosawa's High and Low but transforms it into a distinctly Spike Lee movie.

Film

Independent films

fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News

4 months ago

FilmWatch Weekly: Jia Zhangke's 'Caught by the Tides,' John Wick's 'Ballerina,' Kevin Smith's 'Dogma,' and more * Oregon ArtsWatch

'Caught by the Tides' integrates Jia Zhangke's filmmaking history to explore contemporary China in a fresh narrative.

Music

fromenglish.elpais.com

6 months ago

Welcome to the age of depressing musicals: Films that sing through tragedy and the apocalypse

The End illustrates how contemporary musicals can convey darker themes amidst despair.