A visionary and ambitious documentary that nudges us to ponder the mystery of existence.
David Blakeslee
David Blakeslee
David Reviews Kenji Uchida’s Key Of Life [PIFF 2013 Review]
A fascinating Japanese amalgamation of crime-suspense, romantic comedy and social satire.
David Reviews Hiroyuki Okiura’s A Letter To Momo [PIFF 2013 Review]
A beautiful blend of a teenager's reality and mythic Japanese fantasy makes for a new anime classic.
David Reviews Patrik Eklund’s Flicker [PIFF 2013 Review]
The award-winning Swedish comedy has drawn comparisons to the Coen Brothers and The Office.
David Reviews Michael Glawogger’s Whores’ Glory [DVD Review]
An astonishing immersion into the realm of poverty- and religion-fueled prostitution in three distinct cultures.
David Reviews Karl Markovics’ Breathing [DVD Review]
After an award-winning run through the 2011 European festival circuit, this Austrian debut feature finds a home video release in the USA.
David Reviews Kino Classic’s “Rules for School” and “Troubled Teens” [DVD Review]
Volumes 5 and 6 in the Classic Educational Shorts series from the A/V Geeks Film Library
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s I Hate But Love
Yujiro Ishihara and Ruriko Asaoka weave music, madness and simmering repressed eroticism into an eye-popping NikkatsuColor road epic of 1962 Japan.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 8 – 2012 In Review
David and Robert are joined by Ryan Gallagher in a conversation about last year's Eclipse Series releases.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 7 – The Actuality Dramas of Allan King [Part 2]
This episode covers two films released by Allan King toward the end of his career: Dying at Grace and Memory, For Max, Claire, Ida and Company.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Allan King’s Dying At Grace
A harrowing but profoundly compassionate documentary of life and death in a hospital cancer ward.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 6 – The Actuality Dramas of Allan King [Part 1]
David and Robert are joined by Josh Brunsting to discuss the films of Canada's master of cinema verite.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Allan King’s Come On Children
King and his film crew go up the country with a hand-picked clique of groovy kids in the winter of 1972.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Leslie Arliss’ The Wicked Lady
Margaret Lockwood's delectably devilish performance made her the biggest box office draw in postwar England.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Arthur Crabtree’s Madonna of the Seven Moons
1940s British movie star Phyllis Calvert seizes her chance to break out of her "golden girl" stereotype in this pulpy psycho-sexual melodrama from 1945.