January 1st Three Minutes: A Lengthening / 2021, dir. Bianca Stigler Los Angeles Plays Itself / 2003, dir. Thom Andersen Crimes of the Future / 2022, dir. David Cronenberg India Song / 1975, dir. Marguerite Duras Pearl / 2022, dir. Ti West Every year it seems, there’s a documentary that a number of critics go… Read More 2023 Movie Diary (1/1-1/5): India Songs
The following is from my series of Oscar Best Picture rankings, as well as my strongly worded suggestions for what should have won from among the nominees. For an introduction to the project, click here. For a way to vote on some Oscar-related ideas, click here. If I’ve written a review on any of the… Read More Better than the Oscars: 90-86
Dir. Billy Wilder. Starring Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Nancy Olson One of my favorite scenes in Sunset Boulevard, far and away the most shocking of the bunch, is the scene where Joe (Holden) has just snuck back to the Desmond estate after a writing session with Betty (Olson); Max, the butler (Erich von Stroheim), is hiding… Read More Sunset Boulevard (1950)
