PinnedThe Ideological Distortions of the ‘Invisible Hand’ | Adam Smith #1The Glasgow Moral Philosopher vs. The ‘Free-Market’ Economic DoctrinaireSep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
Published inFrame RatedThe Shrouds — Cronenberg’s ponderous, inept self-portrait on griefThe first thing that anybody who’s ever heard David Cronenberg’s name should know about The Shrouds is that it’s one of his tamest…Apr 29Apr 29
Published inFrame RatedSinners — overhyped, overpraised, overlong, a vampire horror straining for substanceTwin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.Apr 23A response icon14Apr 23A response icon14
Published inFrame RatedTwin Peaks: Season One & Two — TV masterpiece embraces sensual experiences and emotional truthAn idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.Apr 10A response icon1Apr 10A response icon1
Published inFrame RatedTokyo Olympiad — a powerful, emotionally charged film that elevates beyond mere documentationKon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo…Mar 28Mar 28
Published inFrame RatedChildren of Paradise — romantic poetry of love and theatre effuses life and humourThe theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan in 1830s Paris and the four men who love her.Mar 19A response icon1Mar 19A response icon1
Published inFrame RatedM*A*S*H — Altman sings anti-establishment effrontery with gusto and hubrisThe staff of a Korean War field hospital uses humour and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.Feb 9A response icon10Feb 9A response icon10
Published inFrame RatedThe Brutalist — tired allegory shoehorned into a lumpy “epic”A visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of the modern US…Jan 30A response icon10Jan 30A response icon10
Published inFrame RatedThe Shop Around the Corner — Christmas classic rom-com shimmers with “Lubitsch Touch”Two gift shop employees, who can barely stand each other, don’t realise they’re falling in love as anonymous pen pals.Jan 20Jan 20
Published inFrame RatedA Complete Unknown — a lifeless misfire from James Mangold on Bob DylanIn 1961, an unknown Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with music icons on his meteoric rise.Jan 7A response icon16Jan 7A response icon16
