The Sound and Fury of ‘The Lighthouse’
At one point in Robert Eggers’s nightmarish dreamscape The Lighthouse, Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) holds forth over the cowering form of Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson). Wake curses his
DameStruck: Isle of the Dead (1945)
For those not yet inaugurated into the oeuvre of influential B-movie
October 10, 2019
‘Atlantics’ Welcomes a Formidable Female Director to the World Stage (NYFF57)
There are some films that fail to live up to their hype, and there are
October 8, 2019
‘Joker’ Is a Character Study that Doesn’t Understand Character
The best known villain in the realm of comics is Batman’s arch
October 4, 2019
‘Parasite’s Deceptively Brilliant Class Critique Pays Off (NYFF57)
Parasite is probably one of the most deceptive films in theaters this year,
October 3, 2019
‘Pain and Glory’ Is More Than Almodovar’s 8 1/2 (NYFF57)
Pain and Glory, now at the New York Film Festival, marks the eighth time
October 2, 2019
‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Celebrates the Sensuality of the Female Gaze (NYFF57)
Celine Sciamma’s gorgeous Portrait of a Lady on Fire meticulously
September 30, 2019