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King Lear * (1987, Woody Allen, Burgess Meredith, Peter Sellars, Molly Ringwald, Jean-Luc Godard, Freddy Buache, Leos Carax) – Classic Movie Review 10,163

Writer-director Jean-Luc Godard claimed that the making of his 1987 film King Lear inspired him so much that he finally really wanted to read the play. So it comes as no surprise that his interpretation […]

Aug, 11

The Quince Tree Sun [El Sol Del Membrillo] ***** (1992) – Classic Movie Review 8822

Director Victor Erice’s 1992 Spanish drama The Quince Tree Sun [El Sol Del Membrillo] is a hypnotic rumination on art and life, taken at an audaciously sedate pace and at considerable length by Erice, who […]

Aug, 12

The Train **** (1964, Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Michel Simon, Suzanne Flon, Albert Rémy, Charles Millot) – Classic Movie Review 7,050

The smart and exciting 1964 wartime action thriller The Train stars Burt Lancaster as a French Resistance leader trying to hijack the train-load of French art treasures a fanatical German Colonel (Paul Scofield) is sending […]

May, 14

Vincent & Theo **** (1990, Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Adrian Brine) – Classic Movie Review 6906

Director Robert Altman’s fascinating 1990 film biopic study of the relationship between Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo is distinguished by star Tim Roth, who brings a coarse tortured physicality to his role as […]

Apr, 09

The Square **** (2017, Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary) – Movie Review

Writer-director Ruben Östlund’s Stockholm museum satire is provocative, clever and amusing, though it goes on way too long at 142 minutes, and loses its way and its bite in the last 45 minutes. It does […]

Jan, 25

David Lynch: The Art Life **** (2016, David Lynch) – Movie Review

Director Jon Nguyen’s 2016 biographical documentary is fascinating, informative, entertaining and richly enjoyable. It throws much light on David Lynch’s art, which is remarkable and much less well known than his films. Lynch proves as […]

Jul, 11

Francofonia ***½ (2015, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Benjamin Utzerath, Vincent Nemeth, Johanna Korthals Altes, Aleksandr Sokurov) – Movie Review

Russian writer-director Aleksandr Sokurov’s self-consciously eccentric 2015 mix of documentary and drama is provocative and fascinating. Sometimes, it is well worth trying something out of your usual comfort zone. Sokurov fills the screen with some great ideas […]

Nov, 09

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