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TWO LANE BLACKTOP

Is it a journey if you are going nowhere?

By Alex K.: May 12, 2009
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HOBSON’S CHOICE

Hobson chooses to surrender his genitalia.

By Alex K.: May 12, 2009
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LE DOULOS

Jean-Pierre Melville’s immaculate game of chess.

By Alex K.: May 8, 2009
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DANTON

A powerful historical film, as well as an allegory for any nation that grappled with a totalitarian past. Or flirts with one at present.

By Alex K.: May 7, 2009
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DODES’KA-DEN

This film has been referred to as 'minor Kurosawa', and if those two terms ever belonged together , then I ...
By Alex K.: April 19, 2009
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WISCONSIN FILM FESTIVAL 2009

A moderate sized but respectable film festival, the WFF has grown each year to its current crop of 198 films ...
By Alex K.: April 11, 2009
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GOODBYE SOLO

In its own way, this film is perfect. From start to finish, the performances are flawless, not a moment is ...
By Alex K.: April 7, 2009
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TOKYO SONATA

The creeping dread of a faltering global economy is likely to inspire a wave of films with themes of depression, ...
By Alex K.: April 7, 2009
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OUR MAN IN HAVANA

Intelligence services for any nation have in common an innate need for secrecy regarding their actions and a defensive posture ...
By Alex K.: April 5, 2009
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Vagabond

How does one conduct a character study of a complete void? The human soul is elusive enough when it has ...
By Alex K.: March 29, 2009