Jeffrey Goodman blogs about the films and albums that inspire him. And his experiences with his first feature-length film, starring Tom Sizemore and Sasha Alexander.
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Ad Astra
Ad Astra impressed me more than any American film since The Tree of Life. It is everything I ever hoped James Gray would make one day, and more.
It is absolutely one of my favorite films of the year. I have been praising it mightily! My #1 is the German film NEVER LOOK AWAY which opened in mid-January, but Gray's film is right behind it with The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Wild Pear Tree and The Lighthouse close.
L'amore
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*Diptych Film: Una voca humana and Il miracolo*
In 1948, Roberto Rossellini turned out an unusual picture simply titled
*L'amore *[*Love*]. Unusual? Ross...
Blu-ray Review: Claude Chabrol’s LA CEREMONIE
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That a filmmaking giant like Claude Chabrol remains the most critically
neglected member of the Cahiers du Cinema faction of the French New Wave in
2023 is...
2022 Theatrical Releases
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Weird year for me, with an odd shortage of new releases I liked, but a
slightly fuller list of first-time NYC theatrical releases. (I arbitrarily
excluded ...
It is absolutely one of my favorite films of the year. I have been praising it mightily! My #1 is the German film NEVER LOOK AWAY which opened in mid-January, but Gray's film is right behind it with The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Wild Pear Tree and The Lighthouse close.
ReplyDeleteSam great to hear from you. I still need to see a few of your favorites, including NEVER LOOK AWAY. I am looking forward to them.
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