Why You Should See “Blade Runner 2049” (Podcast)

In this podcast we talk about Denis Villenueve’s new film, the visually dazzling Blade Runner 2049.  In conception and execution, this film accomplishes the rare feat of being a sequel that is entirely worthy of its predecessor.  We’ll give a few reasons why this movie is worth a careful viewing, and why I think it is a triumph of cinematic art.

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Sunday Movie Roundup (9/11/2017)

Maelstrom (2000)

Director:  Denis Villenueve

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Sunday Film Roundup (8/27/2017)

I haven’t done a film roundup in a while.  As you know, the recent articles here have been focused on subjects of more gravity.  The following represent the most recent “new” movies I’ve seen.

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Sunday Movie Roundup (7/23/2017)

Dunkirk (2017)

Director:  Christopher Nolan

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Wednesday Film Roundup (6/21/2017)

Fury of a Patient Man (Tarde para la ira) (2016)

Director:   Raúl Arévalo

This is a very well done Spanish noir revenge thriller that combines realism and narrative power.  The plot:  José is a taciturn guy who likes to hang out at a drab neighborhood bar.  He spends enough time there to catch the eye of the equally drab waitress.

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Sunday Movie Roundup (6/4/2017)

Gilles’s Wife (La Femme de Gilles) (2004)

Director:  Frédéric Fonteyne

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Sunday Movie Roundup (5/14/2017)

This was a great week.  I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again:  discovering unexpectedly good films in out-of-the-way places is one of the things that keeps my faith in cinema alive.  There are good things happening out there; you just have to be persistent and know how to wade through all the sewage.

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