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Civil War & Hollywood Writers, Weekly Reel #70
Civil War (film) review and an essay commentary on Daniel Bessner's life and death of a Hollywood writer.
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Christopher Rhine
Wicked Little La Chimera, Weekly Reel #69
Cinema For Gaza and Disney/Fox/Warner Sports Venture; Reviews: La Chimera and Wicked Little Letters; and Hollywood Tax Incentives.
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Christopher Rhine
I Am the Talented Mr. Monkey Man, Weekly Reel #68
Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, Jonathan Glazer (again/always), Interstellar in IMAX; Reviews: Monkey Man, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Io Capitano…
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Christopher Rhine
Is That a Monster in Your Dream (Scenario)? No, It's Just Jason Bourne, Weekly Reel #67
Theatrical v. home viewing; Disney's ROI for Marvel, Star Wars; reviews: Monster, Dream Scenario, and the Bourne franchise; and the precariousness of…
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Christopher Rhine
Squaring the Drive-Away Dune Circlejerk, Weekly Reel #66
A throw-back Weekly Reel, with Jonathan Glazer, 'Rust' manslaughter conviction, megamerger antitrust enforcement, and reviews: 'Squaring the Circle…
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Christopher Rhine
Berlinale Films Ranked, Weekly Reel #65
In which I account for all the films I watched, with rankings and recommendations for when they trickle out into theaters later this year.
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Christopher Rhine
The Triumph of Finnish Working Class Cinema, Weekly Reel #64
With the recent release of “Fallen Leaves,” Aki Kaurismäki proves once again that working class cinema doesn’t need to be a try-hard pop-hit à la McKay…
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Christopher Rhine
Anatomy of a Falling Marriage (After Hours Special), Weekly Reel #63
Two movies, “Anatomy of a Fall” and “After Hours,” that have nothing in common besides a three act structure that makes life harder for the protagonist…
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Christopher Rhine
The Killer Accidentally Hit the Target, Weekly Reel #62
I run the contemporary gamut this week with consumerism à la Fincher, stock market memes à la McKay rip-off, and Bill Burr raging against insecurities à…
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Christopher Rhine
Killers Abound, from Flower Moon to Green Border, Weekly Reel #61
Diving headfirst into a more meta approach to the receptions of "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "Green Border" and highlighting interesting social…
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Christopher Rhine
Mr. Bachmann, His Class, and Henry Sugar Attend a Haunting in Venice, Weekly Reel #60
For those lamenting the quality of German cinema, you can easily find great stuff if you squint hard, use smaller streaming sites, and trust that a 3.5…
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Christopher Rhine
Victoria’s Last Year in Rogowski-bad, Weekly Reel #59
A take on the one-take, a limp deflator (we’ve all been there), and “art.”
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Christopher Rhine
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