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WEBFounded in 1962, Film Comment magazine features reviews and analysis of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world.
Deep Focus: Hunt for the Wilderpeople - Film Comment
WEBJun 23, 2016 · Deep Focus: Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Familiarity breeds affection between an out-of-control 13-year-old Maori boy and a crusty old white bush hand—and between the movie and the audience—in Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople, a rambunctious, beguiling comedy adventure about fugitives on the run in the New Zealand wilderness.
Review: You Were Never Really Here - Film Comment
WEBThere’s something distinctly off-putting about Lynne Ramsay’s two American films, 2011’s We Need to Talk About Kevin and her most recent effort, You Were Never Really Here. Both hold the audience at a remove: the former through its non-chronological approach and sense of unavoidable dread, and the latter with its extremely compact and ...
Queer & Now & Then: 1960 - Film Comment
WEBSep 12, 2018 · Queer & Now & Then: 1960. Flaunting a beauty so cruel it became the stuff of myth, Alain Delon first terrified viewers with his perfection in 1960’s Purple Noon (Plein soleil). He had appeared in smaller roles for a few years before that, such as Pierre Gaspard-Huit’s satisfactory piece of period eye candy, Christine (1958), hovering around ...
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WEBNote: Film Comment subscriptions are currently paused, but Film at Lincoln Center is pleased to announce the return of Film Comment with the relaunch of its widely-loved podcast and a brand-new weekly Film Comment Letter—a first step towards bringing the best in film criticism back to the publication’s devoted audience around the world.
Podcast Archives - Film Comment
WEBThe Film Comment Podcast is a weekly space for critical conversation about film, with a look at topical issues, new releases, and the big picture. Subscribe on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, or Stitcher.
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WEBArchive. Founded in 1962 and originally released as a quarterly, Film Comment features reviews and analysis of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world.
Deep Focus: Come and See - Film Comment
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · Deep Focus: Come and See. Come and See (Elem Klimov, 1985) The restoration of Come and See (1985), Elem Klimov’s unblinking depiction of Nazi armies wreaking carnage on Soviet Belorussia in 1943, enables us to view this disturbing, mesmerizing epic with fresh eyes as it turns Klimov’s lens into a burning glass.
50 Best Movies of 2012 | Film Comment's 2012 Critics' Poll
WEBDec 13, 2012 · Readers’ Poll: Readers are invited to stand up and be counted too! All entries will be automatically entered in our contest for free DVDs from the Criterion Collection. We will print the poll results in our March/April issue and publish your comments on the website. Send your ranked list of the year’s 20 best films (plus any rants, raves, and insights) with your name, address, and phone ...
Review: A Burning Hot Summer - Film Comment
WEBReview: A Burning Hot Summer. To those few who are actually familiar with his work, Philippe Garrel is known for his intensive focus on a limited set of preoccupations and obsessions—suicide, drug addiction, the tension between individual freedom and responsibility, the memory of May ’68, and above all the ghost of his relationship with Nico.
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