Bright Wall/Dark Room September 2021: It’s All Happening by Ethan Warren
An essay by Ethan Warren about Almost Famous, as excerpted from the latest issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room.
Features
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive: Cinema’s Postmodern Samurai
A look back at the power of Drive on its tenth anniversary.
NYFF 2021: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Festival Highlights
Thoughts on the best of the New York Film Festival, including Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.
TIFF 2021: You Are Not My Mother, Zalava, DASHCAM
On three Midnight Madness films from TIFF, including two of the best horror films of the year.
TIFF 2021: Petite Maman, The Power of the Dog, Huda’s Salon
Thoughts on three TIFF films, including the latest from Celine Sciamma and Jane Campion.
Short Films in Focus: Ava’s Dating a Senior!
A presentation of the short film Ava’s Dating a Senior!, and an interview with writer/director Frédéric Da.
Don’t Say Always: On Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence
An appreciation of the themes of Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence, now on HBO Max.
Laughing Until It Hurts: An American Werewolf in London at 40
A masterful negotiation of the horror and comedy genres that’s as effective today as it was 40 years ago.
Out Upon the World’s Stage: Lincoln as History and Tragedy
An appreciation of Lincoln, its theatrical roots, and how it merges the voices of Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg.
M. Night Shyamalan, Super Storyteller
On M. Night Shyamalan’s Eastrail 177 Trilogy and how it reflects comic book culture.
Book Excerpt: Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film
An excerpt from the new book from Seventh Row Publishing.
Fantasia 2021: What Josiah Saw, Stanleyville, Glasshouse
On three films from this year’s Fantasia, including one fest stand-out.
30 Minutes On: The Graduate
A horror movie without the blood and guts, about how we become our parents.
We Do What We Can to Endure: On Memory and Time in David Lowery’s Films
A feature on the five works of David Lowery and the themes that connect them.
You Need to Feed The Eyes For Your Dreams: The Cinema of Leos Carax
An appreciation of the five films of Leos Carax that led him to this week’s Annette.
Love Your Enemies: A Biblical Reading of Michael Sarnoski’s Pig
A closer look at Pig.
Bright Wall/Dark Room July 2021: You Were Frameable: American Gigolo and Richard Gere’s Mirrored Sex Appeal by Elizabeth Cantwell
An essay by Elizabeth Cantwell about American Gigolo, as excerpted from the latest issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room.
Everything on Every Platform: San Diego Comic-Con at Home in 2021
A summary and recap of major events from this month’s virtual San Diego Comic-Con, with video clips.
