The Films of Joseph L. Mankiewicz
All twenty JLM films rated to coincide with a retrospective at the Criterion Collection. This includes his masterpiece “All About Eve”.
Read Moreby Patrick | Jan 30, 2022 | Directors, My Favorites, The Criterion Collection, TV / Streaming
All twenty JLM films rated to coincide with a retrospective at the Criterion Collection. This includes his masterpiece “All About Eve”.
Read Moreby Patrick | Jan 31, 2022 | Classic Film Noir, Film Noir, Genres, The Criterion Collection, TV / Streaming
Fox Noir: Welcome to the world of the femme fatale and multiple flashbacks. Otto Preminger’s “Laura” with Clifton Webb is the crown jewel.
Read Moreby Patrick | Feb 1, 2022 | Masterpieces, My Favorites, The Criterion Collection
I have confined myself to rating thirteen films from the height of La Nouvelle Vague. This was before Jean-Luc Godard, in particular, seemed to loose his joy in making movies.
Read Moreby Patrick | Sep 12, 2022 | 50s | 60s, Drama, Romance, The Criterion Collection, Under Appreciated
In fact, many of Theodore Isaac Rubin’s beliefs have now fallen out of favor. Despite the film’s sensitive moments, it often seems dangerously simplistic and naive.
Read Moreby Patrick | Sep 12, 2022 | 50s | 60s, Documentary, Queer Film/TV, The Criterion Collection
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 | May 11, 2021 | 70s | 80s | 90s, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres, Masterpieces, My Favorites, Queer Film/TV, The Criterion Collection
In “Jeanne Dielman”, a feminist masterpiece, the everyday details of a caring mother contrast with her life as a prostitute.
Read Moreby Patrick | Apr 14, 2022 | Shorts and Trailers, The Criterion Collection
A young mother (Natalie Press), who wants to rekindle an old relationship, neglects her four children for an evening.
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