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Dave Giannini

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Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Hard Eight’

Sometimes, things just line up. The point of this column (for me) is to finally watch those movies from Criterion that I’ve been meaning to get to for years. The subject of...

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Ripley’s Game’

One of the many joys of limiting your choices to movies leaving a streaming service, like the Criterion Channel, is that the quality of a movie, as in thumbs up or thumbs...

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Edge of the City’

It can be a difficult thing walking into a film (or sitting down to it as the case may be) without context. One consistent complaint you may hear about any movie is...

Movie Review: ‘Enfant Terrible’ Is Not Your Standard Biopic

Director: Oskar Roehler Writers: Klaus Richter Stars: Oliver Masucci, Hary Prinz, Katja Riemann, Jochen Schropp Synopsis: The life and the impact of iconic German New Wave director, Rainer Werner Fassbinder. For every great biopic, there are...

Movie Review: ‘Wrath of Man’ Plays Against Type for Ritchie and Statham

Director: Guy Ritchie Writers: Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies Stars: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Hartnett, Chris Reilly Synopsis: The plot follows H, a cold and mysterious character working at a cash...

Movie Review: ‘Here Today’ Is A Manipulative Mess

Director: Billy Crystal Writers: Billy Crystal, Alan Zweibel Stars: Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Penn Badgley, Laura Benanti Synopsis: When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet...

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘A New Leaf’

There is no genre more difficult or more subjective than comedy. I mean, think about just your own tastes when you were younger and now. Do you find the same things funny?...

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ (1946)

Another one of the many great things about watching movies on The Criterion Channel is the window into Old Hollywood. Movies are, of course, great in any era. If you didn’t agree,...

Dave Giannini

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