THE TRIP TO THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
My prayers have been answered. As many of you may already know, my very favorite movie franchise is Michael Winterbottom’s…
Current Affairs
CANNES 2025 AWARDS — FULL LIST
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CANNES 2025 AWARDS — FULL LIST
CANNES PICKS 2025 — THE SECRET AGENT
CANNES PICKS 2025 — THE SECRET AGENT. Cole Smithey.
CANNES PICKS 2025 — HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
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CANNES PICKS 2025 — THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER
American Actresses, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Current Affairs, Film Blog, Literature, sex, Sports, Women Filmmakers
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER — CANNES 2025
JOBY AT GRAND CENTRAL — COLE AT THE HELM OF THE EVTOL
JOBY AT GRAND CENTRAL — COLE AT THE HELM
JULIAN ASSANGE — “I CHOSE FREEDOM OVER JUSTICE”
America, Articles, Corporate Corruption, Corporate Culture, Culture, Current Affairs, Editorial, Media, Politics, U.S. Law, War, Web/Tech, Women Filmmakers
JULIAN ASSANGE — “I CHOSE FREEDOM OVER JUSTICE”
LADY BIRD
Agitprop, Biopic, Capsule Reviews, Coming-of-Age, Corporate Corruption, Cult Film, Current Affairs, Feminist Cinema, LGBTQ, Politics, sex, Social Satire, Women's Cinema, ZERO STARS
Lady Bird is a KAREN. The fact is indisputable and undeniable. Racist, homophobic, lazy, petty, selfish, sociopathic, disloyal, and dishonest,…
WORKING GIRLS — THE CRITERION COLLECTION
Agitprop, BDSM, Capsule Reviews, Classic Cinema, Corporate Corruption, Criterion Collection, Current Affairs, Erotic, Feminist Cinema, FIVE STARS, Independent Cinema, Lesbian Cinema, LGBTQ, Neo-Realism, Political Satire, Politics, Porn, Punk, Queer Cinema, sex, Sexploitation, Social Realism, Transgressive Cinema, Women Filmmakers, Women's Cinema
Lizzie Borden’s third film, behind “Regrouping” (1979) and “Born In Flames” (1983), is a perfect chamber-piece of neo-realist social satire.…
THE 2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE
THE 2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE. Cole Smithey.
COMMAND AND CONTROL — SHOCKTOBER!
Capsule Reviews, Classic Cinema, Current Affairs, Documentary, FIVE STARS, SHOCKTOBER!, True Crime, War
Filmmaker, lava-lover, and Prime Focus Executive Director Anthony Matt is our guest co-host for our upcoming podcast episode where we…
FILM CRITICISM IS…
Film criticism exists to analyze its subject as a work of art, not commerce. All film is political; it is…
NIGHTCLUBBING: THE BIRTH OF PUNK ROCK IN NYC
NIGHTCLUBBING: THE BIRTH OF PUNK ROCK IN NYC
CANNES 2021: THE COMPLETE AWARDS
Articles, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Cinema, Culture, Current Affairs, Directors, Documentary, Drama, Editorial, Film, Film Festivals, Filmmaking, Finnish Cinema, French Cinema, Media, News, Politics, Satire, Turkish Cinema, Women Filmmakers
Palme d’Or: “Titane” Grand Prix TIE: Asghar Farhadi, “A Hero” AND Juho Kuosmanen’s “Compartment No. 6” Best Director Leos Carax, “Annette”…
Cannes Un Certain Regard Prizes 2021
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Cannes Un Certain Regard Prizes 2021
CANNES PREMIERS 2021: VAL —Ting Poo / Leo Scott
Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Culture, Current Affairs, Directors, Documentary, Film, Film Blog, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Women Filmmakers
Who is Val Kilmer? He’s Batman. He’s Iceman. He’s Jim Morrison. And he’s a lifelong filmmaker.
CANNES PREMIERES 2021: MOTHERING SUNDAY —Eva Husson
Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Cinema, Culture, Current Affairs, Directors, Film, Film Blog, Film Festivals, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, French Cinema, Women Filmmakers
A maid living in post-World War I England secretly plans to meet with the man she loves before he leaves…
CANNES PREMIERES 2021: IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE —Hong Sang-soo
Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Cinema, Culture, Current Affairs, Film, Film Blog, Film Festivals, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Korean Cinema
She manages her daily life with a sense of mindfulness while keeping a grave secret to herself, and she decides…
COLE SMITHEY’S CLASSIC CINEMA
