Caught a screening of Alexandre Rockwell’s In the Soup at IFC Center. I’ve been meaning to watch this since I first saw Four Rooms, the...

Just got back in from a screening of Mirai, the latest masterpiece from anime auteur Mamoru Hosoda. If Wolf Children represents the...

Logged on to Kanopy to watch Ida, a beautiful Polish movie about a young orphan who, at the behest of the Catholic nuns that raised her,...

I’ve been meaning to check out the filmography of Belgian director Chantal Akerman for quite a while now, so tonight, I popped in...

Took advantage of the blizzard to finally enjoy another neglected Christmas gift: Inside Llewyn Davis, by Joel and Ethan Coen. I can’t...

Logged on to Kanopy to watch Uzumasa Limelight, a beautiful movie about how the fickle entertainment industry occasionally leaves its...

Went over to Angelika to catch a screening of First Reformed. I’ve mentioned before that certain movies can function as a Rosetta Stone...

Taking advantage of an unexpected day off, I ventured out to Metrograph to catch a screening of Filmworker, a documentary about Leon...

Ventured out to The Landmark at 57 West to catch a screening of Lu Over the Wall. This modern-day reinterpretation of The Little Mermaid...

Popped over to IFC Center to catch a screening of The Death of Stalin, a razor sharp work of satire from Armando Iannucci, the creator of...

Watched Woyzek on Fandor, continuing my long-overdue binge of Werner Herzog’s body of work. The director’s five collaborations with actor...

Watched Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht on Fandor. I’d actually already seen this remake of F.W. Murnau’s classic silent...

Logged on to Fandor to watch The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, a haunting character study about a mentally underdeveloped man in 19th Century...

I’ve been meaning to more thoroughly explore Werner Herzog’s eclectic filmography ever since I discovered Aguirre, the Wrath of God back...

Caught a screening of Godard Mon Amour at The Landmark at 57 West. I’m a great admirer of writer/director Michel Hazanavicius’ talent for...

After months of putting it off, I finally got around to watching Boiling Point, the second film by “Beat” Takeshi Kitano. While the...

I’ve decided to take a break from theatrical releases this weekend in order to catch up on my home video consumption. On today’s menu:...

Saw Amiko, my third and final Japan Cuts screening. Twenty-year-old(!) director Yoko Yamanaka, who was on hand to introduce the film,...

Just got back in from my second Japan Cuts screening: Tremble All You Want, a fascinating film that begins as a lighthearted, whimsical...

After spending most of the day enjoying some much-needed R&R (having worked the entire week while battling an infuriatingly persistent...