On Godard’s Breathless and Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague
In which we think anew upon an old film through the lens of a new one, and wonder at what’s missing from them both.
Category Archives: Active Observation
Space Truckers: Well, And Why Not?
Go ahead. You’ve earned it.
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson Movie? Sigh
How could a two and a half hour chase scene be boring? Paul Thomas Anderson explains.
The Shrouds, or: David Cronenberg, Corpse Voyeur
In which elder statesman David Cronenberg presents a number of rotting corpses for your consideration.
Method and Madness: Nickel Boys & Heretic
Believe what you will, but if something can’t hold up to questioning, there’s your answer.
Again With The Grey, This Time With Demons
Let’s catch up with Liam Neeson as he frolics with demons in the snow.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: An Ignominious End
The finale nobody needed, delivered as nobody wanted
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Amazingly, NOT the Worst of the Lot!
Indy and the aliens, once infuriating, now merely sigh-inducing.
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: Is This What We Wanted?
We complained about Temple of Doom. This is the result. I hope we’ve learned our lesson.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Not Half as Bad as It Used to Be
Once hated, now–kinda loved! It’s the demonic cartoon you never knew you wanted.
Raiders of the Lost Ark: In Which We Recall Falling in Love With Indiana Jones
Still good? Still good.
Fast X: Let’s All Get Colonoscopies!
It’s the cinematic equivalent of shitting your guts out. But hey — maybe that sounds good to you?
Air, A Product About A Product, And The Millionaires Who Made It
The passionate story of the fatcat company destined to become still fatter, or: A capitalist love story between a number of rich men and a shoe.
Sight & Sound 2022, Jeanne Dielman, And Lists
In which the newest bestest movie of all time is thunk upon, as is the list what put it there.