Haulout (2022) is a masterpiece.
A “haulout” is a place where walruses mate. Thanks to global warming, over 100,000 are packed into one tiny beach. The result is death on a horrific scale.
Read Moreby Patrick | Mar 2, 2023 | Documentary, Film Reviews, MUBI, New Releases, TV / Streaming
A “haulout” is a place where walruses mate. Thanks to global warming, over 100,000 are packed into one tiny beach. The result is death on a horrific scale.
Read Moreby Patrick | Jan 14, 2021 | Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Archival Posts, Documentary, Film Reviews, Genres, My Favorites, Pauline Kael, Queer Film/TV, TV / Streaming
The greatest movie critic of her generation. Pauline wrote the most incisive and respectful response. It was a gorgeous review of “Blade Runner”…
Read Moreby Patrick | Sep 12, 2022 | 50s | 60s, Criterion Collection, Documentary, Film Reviews, Genres, Queer Film/TV, TV / Streaming
A true breakthrough and a film that has improved with age. Documentary filmmaker Shirley Clarke interviews gay African American hustler and aspiring cabaret performer Jason Holliday in his apartment at the Hotel Chelsea.
Read Moreby Patrick | Dec 4, 2022 | Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Archival Posts, Documentary, Film Reviews, Genres, Historic Events, Queer Film/TV, TV / Streaming
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” ends up falling between two stools and deceives its audience in the process.
Read Moreby Patrick | Oct 5, 2022 | Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Archival Posts, Documentary, Film Reviews, Hulu, Paramount, Queer Film/TV, Showtime, TV / Streaming
Sinéad Had No Second Act! Unfortunately, the movie agrees. We get Sinéad up to the moment of her self-destruction and no more.
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