A question asked during the Q & A of Bi Gan's fascinating "Long Day's Journey into Night" brought about an answer…
Steve McQueen's Small Axe - Hospitable Spaces in a Hostile Place
So much of Steve McQueen's Small Axe series revolves around the West Indian immigrant community's anti-assimilationist struggle in Britain. We…
(2021)
Memoria inspired me to make a list to sort out films that I continue to think about from the past…
The Wright Stuff
Recorded an all-too-short episode gushing about most of Wright’s filmography — particularly the Cornetto Trilogy. Discussions include the usual talk…
Lowery Lane
David Lowery’s entire filmography is preoccupied with the idea of myths - tall-tales, or malleable, personal memories - controlling peoples’…
Imtiaz Aaj Kal
All of Imtiaz Ali's films straddle the line between "sufiyaana" and "sufiyaapa." Some very successfully convey all the inner strife…
Once Upon a Time in...Tarantinowood
All of Quentin Tarantino's films are like elaborately constructed "wax houses with a pulse." There's a few in which I…