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Luis Buñuel’s ‘Viridiana’ May Not Be as Shocking as Upon Its Initial Release, but It’s Still Plenty Discomfiting
Buñuel’s meditation on the limitations of faith and the inherent vulgarity of humankind is best seen as a black comedy festooned in horror movie drag.
‘Trifole’ Raises a Question: Can a ‘Feel Good’ Movie Leave One Heartbroken?
The film explores the ramifications of age, the upsetting of traditions, and the continuity provided by family — that is to say, forces that are unstoppable, often contentious, and sometimes maddening.
Jonah Feingold Returns With a Valentine to New York City, ‘31 Candles’
Feingold cites ‘When Harry Met Sally’ as an influence, and ‘31 Candles’ recalls vintage Woody Allen in its reliance on smart dialogue, the tweaking of cinematic conventions, and, of course, New York, New York.
‘Noirvember’ at Greenwich Village’s Quad Cinema Begins With Howard Hawks’s ‘The Big Sleep’
Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, ‘The Big Sleep’ is eminently quotable, filled, as it is, with quips that often feel like they’ve been airlifted from a Marx Brothers movie. Storywise, it’s a slog.
Guillermo del Toro Brings to Netflix a New Version of ‘Frankenstein’
Welcome to the 21st century’s version of the studio system. As ‘Frankenstein’ proves, there are worse things that could be reanimated.
A Great Story, ‘Auction’ Is Weakened by the Director’s Dithering
The narrative Pascal Bonitzer and Ilana Lolic have created capitulates to cutesy-pie tactics that aren’t soft-hearted so much as soft-headed.
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