Now that Israeli troops have invaded Gaza and the brutal stuff is about to commence (and God help the Gaza residents caught in the crossfire, not to mention all the Israeli and American hostages), I’m expecting to see some serious handheld, you-are-there, Robert Capa, cinema verite, Gillo Pontecorvo Battle of Algiers footage from brave journalists….none of that long telephoto lens chickenshit stuff. Get out there and risk your lives and get that footage, or fly home.
7:45 pm: Okay, the initial light-hearted section (repartee, wedding, hospital, afterlife Joey Pants, healthy diet) was enjoyable, but Jesus, when...
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It took me a full month to see Wes Ball and Josh Friedman‘s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes...
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This morning I finally saw Sean Baker’s Anora, which everyone seems to believe is destined to win the Palme d’Or....
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For me, A Dangerous Method (2011) is David Cronenberg‘s tastiest and wickedest film — intense, sexually upfront and occasionally arousing...
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Posted on 11.27.23: “One thing that’s always bothered me about Virginia Wolff is that George and Martha’s young guests —...
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I prefer Wolfies because it sounds flip and irreverent — a title you can repeat to your friends with a...
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