Film on the Internet: BLUE THUNDER
John Badham’s Blue Thunder is the most eerily prescient film you’ll ever see that centers…
“Guys have underestimated me my entire life”: Like the man himself, TED LASSO is easy to overlook but has surprising depth
Be curious, not judgmental. -Walt Whitman You got no time for the messenger Got no…
BORAT 2 justifies its existence by putting a new spin on an old formula
(A handful of spoilers follow.) My love for Sacha Baron Cohen’s in-character mockumentaries, and how…
Film on the Internet: THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU
Funny and melancholy and tender and wonderstruck, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou works wonderfully…
Film on the Internet: GEMINI (2017)
Gemini is less a film and more a lethargic, washed-out imitation of one. It’s movie-ish.…
Film on the Internet: NIGHT SHIFT (1982)
This is a movie that couldn’t exist with any other cast. The dialogue is often…
Film on the Internet: PURPLE NOON
As the physical centerpiece of Purple Noon, René Clément’s adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley,…
Film on the Internet: INSIDE MAN (2006)
Spike Lee’s exuberant, cleverly crafted heist film is inventive and indulgent in the best possible…
Film on the Internet: RIFIFI
Rififi is all about process. I first watched it in the same weekend I watched…
The Solute Canon: Son of Griff on FACES PLACES
We of the Solutariat love it when famous European filmmakers slip into personal documentary mode. …