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The Films of Claire Denis: Chocolat (1988)

The camera gives us, the audience, a view of the Atlantic Ocean. This scene is not particularly peaceful. The waters here don’t look beautiful. The…

One of the great joys of loving art is discovering an artist for your self. One that changes your perspective or fits into your already…

It’s been a cool 10 months since I last did a Criterion Catch-up. It’s not that I haven’t been watching my collection, it’s just that…well,…

Watching a film like Amanda Kramer’s Please Baby Please feels like looking into a window of the past. Not so much because it’s a period…

Right now, there’s a bit of slasher revival happening. There’s been enough time since the end of the last slasher cycle that folks can come…

Right now, a modern storytelling tool is tools of the past. What might have been an older technique, or a formerly technical limitation is now…