NBR 2023 Honors Scorsese’s “The KIllers of the Flower Moon”
NBR 2023 Honors Scorsese's "The KIllers of the Flower Moon" with Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Actress.
High and Low Commentary on Movies, Music, Art and More.
Film Reviews
New Releases/Archives
The Banality of Evil in Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest
The banality of evil winds its way around every scene. However, we do feel something. Tension, perhaps, mixed with boredom.
TV/Streaming
The Delinquents (2023) Borges Anyone?
With its labyrinthine structure, discursive storyline, and exploration of themes such as duality, reality, identity, and the nature of time, the movie is reminiscent of the great Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges
Queer Film
Henson and Brooks Shine in The Color Purple (2023)
Taraji P. Henson does a good Shug Avery while the astonishing Danielle Brooks shines as Sofie, a proud lady who always speaks her mind.
Hitchcock
and other directors of interest
The 42 Most Honored Directors in Cinema History
Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, John Ford, William Wyler, Billy Wilder, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese are listed.
Classic Film Noir
and Great Cinematographers
Chinatown (1974) Polanski’s Noir Masterpiece
Polanski captured the FEEL of LA better than anyone before or sense. Jack Nicholson gives his greatest performance as private dick J. J. " Jake" Gittes.
Masterpieces
and La Nouvelle Vague
Godland (2023) Hlynur Pálmason’s Masterpiece
Pálmason, his cinematographer (Maria von Hausswolff), and his composer (Alex Zhang Hungtai), bring back colonial memories of such movies as "Black Robe".
