Movie Review: ‘A Man Called Otto’ is Wholesome, but Little Else
Director: Marc Forster Writer: David Magee Stars: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Truman Hanks Synopsis: Otto is a grump... Read More »
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2022 InSession Film Awards Winners – Staff Picks
We have an important update to our InSession Film Awards. We now have our winners as voted on... Read More »
List: David Giannini’s Top 10 Movies of 2022
Once again, it has been a weird year. Not a pandemic year, but still oddly feeling the effects. It... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Beast’ is Exactly What You Think It Is
Director: Baltasar Kormákur Writers: Ryan Engle Stars: Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Sava Jeffries, Sharlto Copley Synopsis: A... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: The Goodbye
Well, we have come to it. This will be the final article in the long series: Criterion Crunch... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘A Cry in the Dark’
Popular culture is a funny thing. When something joins the cultural consciousness, one can never tell what impact... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Saving Face’
The Criterion Channel has a certain reputation. With a few exceptions, most movies in their original collection can... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Seven Beauties’
Critiques of all types of narrative media are full of overused sayings and cliches. “There are seven kinds... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Eve’s Bayou’
Being a fan of movies is just truly strange. We bark all day about the best movies of... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Rambling Rose’
Times sure have changed. This is something I think of often, mainly because I spend way too much... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘All That Heaven Allows’
Ok, let’s talk about a dirty word in cinema (and generally, art circles). Melodrama. Be honest, what do... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Matador’
Well, we all have our favorites. The Criterion Channel (and this column is no different). In terms of... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Gas Food Lodging’
Sometimes, Hollywood’s history of, and practice of, continued misogyny really makes me wonder how different things could be... Read More »
Op-ed: The Challenging Women of Pablo Larraín
Pablo Larraín has made a career recently, especially in his last three feature films, delving deep into pain.... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘A Touch of Sin’
There is no more challenging genre of film for me as a viewer than the anthology film. As... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: Go Fish
When we watch a new movie and see something we rarely see, it feels revolutionary. This could be... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time – ‘Conceiving Ada’
When you pick movies nearly at random that are leaving the Criterion Channel, your life as a writer... Read More »
2021 InSession Film Awards – Staff Picks, Winners
Hey everyone, here is an important update to our InSession Film Awards (Staff Picks), as we now have... Read More »
2021 InSession Film Awards – Staff Picks
This week on the InSession Film Podcast, we feature our 9th annual InSession Film Awards! This year, we... Read More »
List: Dave Giannini’s Top 10 Films of 2021
2021 is a year unlike any other, but also a year like every other year. Yes, theaters reopened... Read More »
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