You know a film is tackling the existential ennui of creative-types when the first moment of excitement comes from an issue of The New Yorker. But that’s what Cold Souls, Sophie Barthes’s… more →
the filmlinc blogJonathan M wrote 4 days ago: So far, Cinematic Vocabulary has focused upon isolated cinematic scenes. The reason for this is tha … more →
John wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve not tried to discuss 18 movies in one blog post before; so luckily there was a single mov … more →
jpeca wrote 3 weeks ago: Part of my reluctance to continue writing about movies on this page is because this is the time of s … more →
mackenz wrote 1 month ago: [Today's post continues and concludes the column that started on Thursday. - IRM] In a conversation … more →
mackenz wrote 1 month ago: Fiction is a superbly flexible medium: it is a skin that stretches or contracts to contain any form. … more →
Jonathan M wrote 1 month ago: I recently re-read Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1902) for the first time since taking up criti … more →
acidgalore wrote 1 month ago: Saw the french movie Summer Hours, which was directed by Olivier Assayas. I didn’t like it. Ma … more →
Lester wrote 1 month ago: During our four day whirlwind through New York City earlier this year, we stumbled upon a building t … more →
GHJ wrote 1 month ago: In Summer Hours, past memories and family treasures slowly slip from reach after the passing of the … more →
Jesse Trussell wrote 1 month ago: 1. Screen test for 400 Blows (1958) 2. Paul calling Madeleine in Masculine Feminine (1965) … more →
Josh Hurst wrote 2 months ago: My review of Summer Hours– a beautiful and profound French film starring Juliette Binoche, op … more →
Brad wrote 2 months ago: You know that upcoming movie Precious, the one about the obese illiterate black female teenager who … more →
babydylan wrote 2 months ago: Clean is the film, music is what it’s about, that’s why I love it. One of my favourite articles is a … more →
Benito Vergara wrote 2 months ago: Olivier Assayas’ exquisite new film, Summer Hours (L’heure d’été) began, at least … more →
Brad wrote 3 months ago: [SUMMER HOURS trailer here.] Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours is the second in a series of films … more →
Thomas Caldwell wrote 3 months ago: Jérémie (Jérémie Renier), Adrienne (Juliette Binoche) and Frédéric (Charles Berling) Summer Hours (L … more →
Nicholas Feitel, Contributing Editor wrote 4 months ago: You know a film is tackling the existential ennui of creative-types when the first moment of excite … more →
Jonathan Kiefer wrote 7 months ago: You’d want to marry Maggie Cheung too if she lit up your film like she does director Olivier Assaya … more →
GHJ wrote 8 months ago: Oliver Assayas’ Boarding Gate snakes through a cavernous international setting of deceit, a p … more →