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January 19, 2018
5 Reviews @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail: “The Final Year,” “Jane,” “Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story,” “Phantom Thread” + Criterion’s Blu-ray of “The Lodger”
In the past week, Film Festival Today ran one review of mine – Phantom Thread – and Hammer to Nail ran four: The Final Year, Jane, Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story and Criterion’s new Blu-ray of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1927 The Lodger. Here are links to all 5 pieces: Criterion’s Blu-ray of The Lodger review The Final Year review Jane review Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story review Phantom Thread review … Continue reading 5 Reviews @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail: “The Final Year,” “Jane,” “Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story,” “Phantom Thread” + Criterion’s Blu-ray of “The Lodger”
January 17, 2018
Welcome to “The Fog of Truth,” a Podcast on Documentaries
I just started a new podcast with two other people, Summre Garber and Bart Weiss (read our biographies for more info), entitled The Fog of Truth, devoted to documentary films. Our first episode went live on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Today, our third episode went up on the site. In it, we look at the rise of … Continue reading Welcome to “The Fog of Truth,” a Podcast on Documentaries
January 7, 2018
4 Reviews @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail: “Big Time,” “Faces Places,” “I, Tonya” and “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood”
Just last week, Hammer to Nail ran three reviews of mine – Big Time (seen at DOC NYC), Faces Places and Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (also seen at DOC NYC) – and Film Festival Today ran one: I, Tonya. Here are links to all 4 pieces: Big Time review Faces Places review I, Tonya review Scotty and the … Continue reading 4 Reviews @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail: “Big Time,” “Faces Places,” “I, Tonya” and “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood”
January 6, 2018
Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best Technical and Artistic Film Work of 2017
On December 31, 2017, I published my list of best (and worst) films of the year, and then on Friday, January 5, 2018, my list of best actors. Now it’s time to post about the (often) unsung artists and craftspeople who are essential to the filmmaking process: the writers, cinematographers, editors, production designers, visual-effects artists, and music … Continue reading Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best Technical and Artistic Film Work of 2017
January 5, 2018
Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best Film Acting of 2017
On December 31, 2017, I published my list of best (and worst) films of the year, and most actors in most of the narrative (fiction) films on my list turned in admirable performances, at the very least, which makes it hard to select a limited number of them as standouts. As I write every year, I see no … Continue reading Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best Film Acting of 2017
December 31, 2017
Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best and Worst Films of 2017
[For an explanation of my blog post title, check out my “best of” list from 2013.] Below you will find lists of my favorite films of the year, divided by documentary (nonfiction) and narrative (fiction) formats. Not all the movies mentioned have received a significant theatrical or online release in 2017, though most of them did; a few may … Continue reading Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best and Worst Films of 2017
1 Interview + 1 Review @hammertonail: Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) & “Miracle on 42nd Street”
Hammer to Nail ran two pieces of mine this week: an interview with Greta Gerwig, conducted back at the Middleburg Film Festival, in October, in the company of Mae Abdulbaki (of Movies with Mae), Hannah Buchdahl (of Chick Flix) and Leslie Combemale (of Cinema Siren); and a review of Miracle on 42nd Street, a documentary I … Continue reading 1 Interview + 1 Review @hammertonail: Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) & “Miracle on 42nd Street”
December 26, 2017
5 Reviews + 1 Interview @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail: “Downsizing,” “The Greatest Showman,” “The Other Side of Hope,” “The Post,” “Soufra” + “The Strange Ones”
Over the past week, both Film Festival Today and Hammer to Nail published five reviews of mine, plus one interview: Downsizing, The Greatest Showman, The Other Side of Hope, The Post, Soufra (seen at DOC NYC), and The Strange Ones (the interview, conducted at this year’s Maryland Film Festival). Here are links to all 6 pieces: Downsizing review The Greatest Showman review The Other Side … Continue reading 5 Reviews + 1 Interview @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail: “Downsizing,” “The Greatest Showman,” “The Other Side of Hope,” “The Post,” “Soufra” + “The Strange Ones”
December 25, 2017
“All the Money in the World” Delivers Decreasing Returns
All the Money in the World (Ridley Scott, 2017) In case you missed it, there was some drama on the set of All the Money in the World within the last two months. Or, rather, to be more precise, director Ridley Scott reconvened the movie’s actors to recreate the set, which had long been wrapped. Following the … Continue reading “All the Money in the World” Delivers Decreasing Returns
December 22, 2017
“Call Me by Your Name” Moves, Even As It Disturbs
Call Me by Your Name (Luca Guadagnino, 2017) Based on the 2007 book of the same title – by author André Aciman (who plays a small role in its adaptation) – Call Me by Your Name tells the story of a romance set in the summer of 1983 against a backdrop of lush, halcyon Italian landscapes. The …
