I just got back from screening Cheri (2009), and while I’d have to watch the film again at least once to write a proper review of that film, I am prepared to say that it …

A lot of films can break your heart–a precious few can enlarge and renovate it.
Vincent Paronnaud’s and Marjane Satrapi’s animated film of the latter’s graphic novel is one of those precious few. It invites comparison …

In a nutshell, a must see for cinophiles. Others might consider taking a pass.

I am working my way through the winners for Best Picture (as awarded by the Academy of Motion Pictures).  Yesterday’s film was The Life of Emile Zola, and I was lightly mocked (and the film …

Every now and then when teaching film, you get to introduce a budding cinephile to Citizen Kane for the first time. It is not uncommon in my experience for their initial response to it to …

1After a night of flirtations at an upscale Christmas party, a doctor’s wife (Nicole Kidman as Alice Harford) confesses a sexual fantasy to her husband. Unable to cope with her revelation, the doctor (Tom …