Lawless
December 10, 2012
Based on the historical novel The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant, Lawless (2012) is a fictionalized depiction of the Prohibition-era bootlegging practices of the Bondurant family. The book got the attention of Australian filmmaker John...
Weekend: Criterion Collection
December 6, 2012
Jean-Luc Godard’s Weekend (1967) is an outrageous pastiche of 1960s intellectual discourse, fusing together the ideas of Karl Marx, Jacques Lacan and Bertolt Brecht (among others). Along with his cinematic contemporaries, chief among them, Pier Paolo...
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
November 30, 2012
Ever since Juno (2007), Jennifer Garner seems to have been relegated to playing “mom” roles – whether it is by choice or by typecasting is uncertain. She seems to have moved on from the more physically demanding roles (Daredevil) and romantic comedies...
4 Movie Collection: Comedy
November 29, 2012
During the late 1980s to the early 1990s, Geena Davis could seemingly do no wrong, appearing in successful films like Beetlejuice (1988), Thelma and Louise (1991), and A League of Their Own (1992). Among these hits was Hero (1992), a high profile comedy...
4 Movie Collection: Action
November 27, 2012
The paper-thin plot of The Replacement Killers (1998) concerns a deadly assassin by the name of John Lee (Yun-Fat) who is hired to kill a cop’s son. But John suddenly develops a conscience and decides to spare the boy’s life. This doesn’t sit too...
Sunday Bloody Sunday: Criterion Collection
November 15, 2012
Fresh from the success of his Academy Award-winning film Midnight Cowboy (1969), director John Schlesinger parlayed his newfound clout by convincing United Artists to bankroll his next film, Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), which focused on a love triangle...
4 Movie Collection: Drama
November 15, 2012
The Last Detail (1973) continued a fantastic run of films for Jack Nicholson in the 1970s. Armed with Robert Towne’s brilliantly profane screenplay and Hal Ashby’s assured direction, Nicholson delivered a memorable performance as “Badass” Buddusky,...
Rosemary’s Baby: Criterion Collection
October 24, 2012
In the 1970s, films about demonic possession and Satan were all the rage thanks to films like The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976). This trend was actually kick-started on a mainstream level in the late 1960s with Roman Polanski’s Hollywood debut,...
In the Mood for Love: Criterion Collection
October 22, 2012
Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai may be the master of unrequited love. Think of the cop with a crush on a femme fatale in Chungking Express (1994) or the hitman whose handler admires him from afar in Fallen Angels (1995). However, In the Mood for Love...
Quadrophenia: Criterion Collection
September 11, 2012
Based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera of the same name, Quadrophenia (1979) is a gritty snapshot of British street culture at its rawest. Set in the early 1960s, the film chronicles the violent rivalry between two gangs – the scooter-driving Mods and...
