David and Trevor discuss four early films by one of Japan's most rigorous and ethically uncompromising directors.
David Blakeslee
David Blakeslee
David Reviews Carl Th. Dreyer’s Master of the House [Dual Format Review]
This early silent film of Dreyer's presents as a stage-bound, conventional family drama, but it functions as an artistic breakthrough that set the stage for bolder masterpieces yet to come.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 14 – Early Bergman [Part 2]
David and Trevor wrap up their discussion of Eclipse Series 1: Early Bergman, focusing on THIRST and TO JOY, the last two films in that set.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 13 – Early Bergman [Part 1]
David and Trevor discuss TORMENT, CRISIS and PORT OF CALL, the first three films in Eclipse Series 1: Early Bergman.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Satyajit Ray’s The Stranger
David concludes his exploration of the Late Ray box set from Eclipse.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 12 – Lubitsch Musicals
David and Trevor are joined by guest Lauren LoGiudice to discuss four romantic comedy classics directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
David Reviews Alfred Hitchcock’s Foreign Correspondent [Criterion Dual-Format Review]
As if a new Hitchcock/Criterion bundle needs any further recommendation: get it, it's great!
David Reviews Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s Television [PIFF 2014 Review]
Proof that it is possible to find warmth, compassion and humor in a story about fundamentalist zeal and religious intolerance after all.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Satyajit Ray’s An Enemy of the People
David continues his exploration of the new Late Ray Eclipse Series set.
David Reviews Sherief Elkatsha’s Cairo Drive and Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez’s Manakamana [PIFF 2014 Review]
A pair of cinematic slow rides through the cram-packed avenues and alleys of Egypt's capitol and the spacious majesty of the Nepalese Himalayas.
David Reviews Wladyslaw Pasikowski’s Aftermath [PIFF 2014 Review]
A riveting and highly controversial Polish film is poised to challenge our assumptions about what happened in that nation's murky, war-torn past.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Satyajit Ray’s The Home and the World
David begins his exploration of the new Late Ray set from Eclipse.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 11 – Aki Kaurismäki’s Proletariat Trilogy
In conjunction with this month's release of Kaurismaki's La Vie de Boheme, David and Trevor discuss three films that launched the Finnish director's career.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s Black Sun
Part 2 of a New Year's Weekend double feature covering the Eclipse Series films of 1964.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Takumi Furukawa’s Cruel Gun Story
Part 1 of a New Year's Weekend double feature covering the Eclipse Series films of 1964.