Train Dreams – Cinema Dual

The Films of Claire Denis: Stars At Noon (2002)

Towards the end of Claire Denis’s Stars At Noon, Benny Safdie’s CIA agent describes Central America as a “gambler’s paradise”. He says this with a…

On this episode of Cinema Dual, Erik Highter returns to talk with Chris about a pair of swashbuckling movies.

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…