A trailer is available for the upcoming Wes Anderson film, The Darjeeling Limited! This is, alongside the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men, my most anticipated movie right now. I do love Wes Anderson. Rushmore and The Royal Tenebaums both made my top 100, but I think Bottle Rocket and The Life Aquatic with…
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The Haiku Factory One Hundred
These are 100 movies that are my favourites — they’re movies I enjoy, and that I enjoy because they’re genuinely great films. Some are masterfully made, some simply hit a powerful personal chord, and few have a single element so brilliant they make up for other flaws. Following the critical concensus is not even an…
favorite movie review of the week
I’m already a fan of the NYT film critics A O Scott and Manohla Dargis, but after reading the opening of his review of One to Another, I’m developing a new appreciation for Matt Seitz. It’s funny, pithy and tells you exactly what you’re in for. The notion that French cinema consists mainly of pretentious…
happy 30th birthday, Star Wars
I defy you to find a better way to commemorate the release of the original Star Wars than by watching the bizarre Turkish Star Wars.
filmmaker interview roundup
The NYT has a rare interview with Paul Reubens.