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Screener Squad: Nouvelle Vague
NOUVELLE VAGUE MOVIE REVIEW In 1959, film critic Jean-Luc Godard set out to direct his first feature, “À bout de souffle” or Breathless as it is known in English. Following Godard’s oft quoted dictum that ‘All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun’, Breathless tells the story of a louche criminal on the run and
Highly Suspect Reviews: Sentimental Value
SENTIMENTAL VALUE MOVIE REVIEW After his critical success from 2021’s The Worst Person in the World, Joachim Trier’s new film Sentimental Value dives right back into the complex “feels” pool. The film follows Nora (Renate Reinsve) and her deeply fraught relationship with her father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), who is a celebrated film director on his way to a comeback. After
Heart/Felt – Ep 6 – America’s Oldest Child Star: Follow That Bird
HEART/FELT – AMERICA’S OLDEST CHILD STAR: FOLLOW THAT BIRD In this episode of Heart/Felt, I’m joined by friend of the show Elliot Williams to talk about Follow That Bird, Big Bird’s big-screen debut. We discuss the film’s gentle mix of road-trip adventure and emotional storytelling, its reflections on belonging and community, and what makes Big Bird such a singular figure
Digital Noise Episode 365: We Picked the Wrong Week to Stop Sniffing Glue
DIGITAL NOISE EPISODE 365: WE PICKED THE WRONG WEEK TO STOP SNIFFING GLUE Wright and Chris review all the home releases fit to podcast about. With this mighty stack of titles, only their pure heroism and combined forces of will keep them on point (largely) to tell you about everything from the greatest western out of South Korea (full stop)
Highly Suspect Reviews: Predator: Badlands
PREDATOR: BADLANDS MOVIE REVIEW Director/writer Dan Trachtenberg gets his third go-round helming a Predator film (definitely watch Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers). This time he gets a theatrical release, like his previous two should have, and again he finds a way to tell a story very different from your traditional Predator film entry. Dek is a runt Predator. This
Screener Squad: Hedda
HEDDA MOVIE REVIEW That Gatsby, now he was great, a guy who knew how to throw a party. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. You know who else could throw a luxurious party and all for the sake of killing boredom, and maybe a guest
