‘Drive My Car’: Hamaguchi Takes the Wheel
By Greg Carlson [email protected] The first Japanese winners of the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe expand…
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This Is the Sound: Apichatpong Weerasethakul Contemplates ‘Memoria’
by Sabrina Hornung | Dec 20, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] In one of the best scenes of the year, Tilda Swinton’s Jessica Holland sits with audio engineer Hernan Bedoya (Juan…
Read NowPaul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Licorice Pizza’ Has All the Best Toppings
by Sabrina Hornung | Dec 15, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Since his big-screen debut in 1996, Paul Thomas Anderson has made a series of rewarding movies as identifiable by their…
Read NowCampion’s Triumphant ‘The Power of the Dog’ Will Be Award Season Contender
by Sabrina Hornung | Dec 6, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Master filmmaker Jane Campion, notching a fresh Silver Lion win for Best Direction at the recent Venice Film Festival, returns…
Read NowMiddleton and Spinney Look for ‘The Real Charlie Chaplin’
by Sabrina Hornung | Nov 28, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] With almost surgical precision, filmmakers Peter Middleton and James Spinney dissect the life and work of “The Real Charlie Chaplin,”…
Read NowCollecting Movies With Kathleen Loock
by Sabrina Hornung | Nov 23, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Kathleen Loock teaches American Studies and Media Studies at the University of Hannover. She writes about remakes, sequels, reboots, and…
Read NowPenny Lane Explains Why We Should Be Listening to Kenny G
by Sabrina Hornung | Nov 20, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Filmmaker Penny Lane follows her thought-provoking examination of the Satanic Temple with a subject many would anoint as the Devil…
Read NowMia Hansen-Løve Goes to ‘Bergman Island’
by Sabrina Hornung | Nov 7, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Had a home video copy made its way into his eclectic collection, one cannot help but wonder how Ingmar Bergman…
Read NowWes Anderson Publishes ‘The French Dispatch’
by Sabrina Hornung | Nov 1, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun First, a note to the naysayers and cynics and grumps and…
Read NowThe Spice Must Flow: Villeneuve Takes Us to ‘Dune’
by Sabrina Hornung | Oct 24, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] The many media attempts at Frank Herbert’s epic space fantasy “Dune” speak to its lasting appeal and its potent impact.…
Read NowBharoocha Flexes ‘Golden Arm’
by Sabrina Hornung | Oct 17, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Maureen Bharoocha’s “Golden Arm” applies the irresistible combination of long-haul trucking and competitive arm wrestling in the tradition of Menahem…
Read NowCollecting Movies With Anthony Strand
by Sabrina Hornung | Oct 10, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Before she introduced us, mutual friend Morgan Davy told me that Anthony Strand had the uncanny ability to remember the…
Read NowDavid Chase Tells a New Sopranos Story in ‘The Many Saints of Newark’
by Sabrina Hornung | Oct 3, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] I love “The Sopranos.” I have spent many hours with the show, re-watching favorite episodes, reading popular and academic books…
Read NowAn Actor’s Life: Kilmer Talks About Being “Val” in Ting Poo and Leo Scott’s Doc
by Sabrina Hornung | Sep 26, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Ting Poo and Leo Scott may be the directors of record, but “Val” unfolds almost purely as the kaleidoscopic personal…
Read NowA Little Joy Into Your Humdrum Lives: ‘Kid 90’
by Sabrina Hornung | Sep 20, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Equally frustrating and fascinating, Soleil Moon Frye’s quasi-confessional nostalgia documentary “Kid 90” (2021) will attract pop culture consumers of a…
Read NowRemembering Matt Myers
by Sabrina Hornung | Sep 15, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Matt Myers died unexpectedly on August 20 while exploring Iceland with Dr. Jacqueline Bussie, his partner of 38 years. We…
Read NowHeather Ross Examines the Life and Career of Legendary Improviser Del Close in ‘For Madmen Only’
by Sabrina Hornung | Sep 6, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Filmmaker Heather Ross combines a variety of striking visuals — including creative nonfiction reenactments, animated comic book panels and collages,…
Read NowNatalie Morales Makes Solo Directorial Debut With ‘Plan B’
by Sabrina Hornung | Aug 30, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Busy performer Natalie Morales makes her solo feature directorial debut with the winning road-trip teen comedy “Plan B.” Equally raucous…
Read NowCousins Jessie and Jessica Barr Introduce ‘Sophie Jones’
by Sabrina Hornung | Aug 22, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Cousins and co-writers Jessica Barr (who also plays the lead) and Jessie Barr (who also directs) build a thoughtful and…
Read NowSian Heder Sundance Winner “CODA” Released in Cinemas and On-Demand
by Sabrina Hornung | Aug 17, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] Writer-director Siân Heder steers “CODA” through the treacherous shoals of cinematic cliche, drawing on a deeply talented cast and a…
Read NowHPR Exclusive: Janet Brandau on ‘Sadie Breaks the Silents’
by Sabrina Hornung | Aug 9, 2021
By Greg Carlson [email protected] 12 August 2021 The premiere screening of Tom Brandau’s final film, “Sadie Breaks the Silents,” will be held at 1…
Read NowNo Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
by Sabrina Hornung | Aug 2, 2021
No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics By Greg Carlson [email protected] 05 August 2021 Fans and readers as well as the uninitiated will…
Read NowCollecting Movies with Conor Holt
by Greg Carlson | Jul 26, 2021
Greg Carlson [email protected] 29 July 2021 Conor Holt works in television post-production in Los Angeles and has scoured almost every video store and thrift…
Read NowEmma Seligman’s ‘Shiva Baby’ and the Art of Comic Discomfort
by Sabrina Hornung | Jul 18, 2021
Greg Carlson [email protected] 22 July 2021 Of the many offspring of “The Graduate,” few films approach the original’s perfect blend of eager but anxious…
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