Claustrophobia in Winchester ’73
In 1950, the Academy ratio (1.37:1) was still the norm in Hollywood cinema, although wider image formats were just around the corner. Filmmakers could use the traditional film frame in […]
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Double Feature: “The Kids Are Losing Their Minds”
From the beginning, rock music was pitched toward the young. The generational schisms opened early and often, with teenagers eager to assert cultural power like never before. Rock may have […]
Uh … 3 ½? — Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
The Introduction When I set about, in July of 2015, to watch all the major films by the Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (known affectionately as “Joe”), the thought crossed my […]
A Poem for Easter
Tzipporah and the Sharp Stone
Geppetto's Clocks 