I had the great opportunity to write about Woody Allen’s COUP DE CHANCE for Cineaste Magazine. His latest and possibly last film, and one of his better recent offerings. cineaste.com

9/6/61: Godard's A Woman is a Woman, w/Jean Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy More: -Dr James Slaymaker: mubi.com/en/notebook/po… -Scott Foundas: web.archive.org/web/2003082005… -Jeremy Carr: vaguevisages.com/2020/01/06/a-w… -32 across: nytimes.com/2003/05/16/mov…

10/19/77: Theodoros Angelopoulos Masterpiece The Hunters More via Ian Johnston: notcoming.com/reviews/thehun… Angelopoulos appreciations via: -Us: midcenturycinema.org/node/185 -David Thomson: newrepublic.com/article/100211… -Jeremy Carr: mubi.com/en/notebook/po… -SEEfest: seefilmla.org/theo-angelopou…

Another superb star study from author Robert Dance. My review of his "Ferocious Ambition: Joan Crawford’s March to Stardom," for Film International. filmint.nu/ferocious-ambi…

"Let's have some light on the subject.." REPULSION (1965) #PatrickWymark and #CatherineDeneuve. Jeremy Carr provides some insight in his 'Devils Advocates' book on the movie.

"An excellent primer for those new to the genre and a satisfyingly novel entry for its more seasoned fans.” My review of THE SWORD (1980) for Film International. filmint.nu/the-sword-1980…

Received my contributor's copy of "Something Wicked: Witchcraft in Movies, Television, and Popular Culture," from Bloomsbury U.S.: bloomsbury.com/us/something-w…. Many thanks to editors Douglas Brode and Leah Deyneka.

Now we’ll never know how the baby was made. Thank you, David Lynch, for the movies and the mysteries. A one of a kind artist - and one of my absolute favorite filmmakers - who will be sorely missed. Such a tragic loss.

With an amazing performance by Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mike Leigh's HARD TRUTHS is a compelling post-COVID snapshot of grief, anxiety, anger, and how we'll never know why some people do what they do. My review for Film International. filmint.nu/mike-leigh-har…

Hi TCM. I see you don’t have a guest assigned to introduce the #TCMFF screening of 2001. If you’d like someone who knows a bit about Kubrick and his work (an author on the subject, perhaps?), I’ll be there for the festival anyway. Just saying. 😁 liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.38…

For Senses of Cinema, a few words on VIVA L’ITALIA!, the film of which Roberto Rossellini was most proud – which is really saying something: sensesofcinema.com/2025/cteq/viva…

Good timing! Today, on Edward Everett Horton’s birthday, I received this fine book from authors Lon and Debra Davis, who were kind enough to include most of my Film International article about this classic film actor and “master of the double-take.”

For Film International, I wrote about the obsessions, dark humor, and strange passions of Luis Buñuel's ÉL, now playing at Film Forum. filmint.nu/luis-bunuels-e…

There’s still time TCM! #TCMFF

A new book review for Film International: “Chris Marker: Early Film Writings.” filmint.nu/chris-marker-e…

New for Film International, and to celebrate the release of his superb book, THE SILENT FILM UNIVERSE, here's a salute to Ben Model (Ben Model) and his invaluable contributions to film history. filmint.nu/ben-model-sile…

Spike does it again. I’m just in awe of his creative consistency. Loved #highesttolowest. A great take on the Kurosawa masterpiece. That entire money drop sequence - the music, the pacing, the camera work - literally gave me chills. Apple TV