Short-form reviews and blurbs on films I’ve seen within the past week
Short Cuts Week of 4/7-4/13
This week: a psychosexual Technicolor western, a meta contemporary romantic drama, and a clunky 70s thriller.
Short Cuts: Week of 3/31-4/6
This week: explosive thrills from William Friedkin, a colonial saga from Felipe Gálvez, and poetic humanism from Abbas Kiarostami
Short Cuts: Week of 3/24-3/30 2024
This week: screwball mob hijinks from Jonathan Demme, quiet melancholy from Kelly Reichardt, and half baked political commentary from Richard Kelly.
Short Cuts: Week of 3/17-3/23 2024
This week: a bucket list silent film, a British comedy classic, and an Oscar winning courtroom drama
Short Cuts: Week of 3/10-3/16 2024
This week: kitschy-sink realism from Mike Leigh, political paranoia from Robert Altman, and growing pains from Hirokazu Kore-eda.