Disturbing Movies: or the Flip Side of the Real
Disturbing movies shouldn’t equivocate
Category: Drama
Comedy · Drama · Music & Musicals
The Masked and Anonymous Carnival of Disappointment, Exploitation, and Profound Ironies
“We’re all trying to kill time, but time ends up killing us.”
I’m Not Scared: But You’ll Be
Plumbing the darkness o “sunny Italy” in the 1970s
Architecture as Social Commentary: The Absurdities of Il Posto
Olmi’s 1961 masterpiece comes to DVD in an excellent transfer
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner: Native Canadians and a Glimpse in the Mirror
This breakthrough film fascinates on many levels
All That Heaven Disallows: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul on DVD
Postwar German culture is skewered in this Fassbinder masterpiece, beautifully presented by Criterion.
Characters · Drama · Essays
Tunes of Mutiny, or Making the Job Bearable: On The Caine Mutiny
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”
Knocking on Modernity’s Door: Fellini’s I Vitelloni
Postwar despair, Italian style
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