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Scott Nye
Scott Nye
Scott’s TCM Fest Dispatch, Part One: Silliness
Our TCM Fest coverage kicks off with Danny Kaye, Cary Grant, Ernst Lubitsch, and three dogsleds full of redheads.
Scott Reviews Robert Aldrich’s Twilight’s Last Gleaming [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
Aldrich's nuclear thriller mourns last gasp of freedom and democracy.
Scott Reviews Robert Altman’s That Cold Day in the Park [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
Altman's slow-boil thriller looks tremendous on Blu-ray.
Scott Reviews Ermanno Olmi’s The Tree of Wooden Clogs [Criterion Blu-ray Review]
Olmi's film looks great on Blu-ray, but lacks drama and poetry.
Scott Reviews Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name [Sundance 2017]
A sexy, rich, beautiful masterpiece.
Scott Reviews Alexandre Moors’ The Yellow Birds [Sundance 2017]
A jumbled mess of post-Vietnam cliches with some very strong performances.
Scott Reviews Margaret Betts Novitiate [Sundance 2017]
Betts makes a striking narrative feature debut.
Scott Reviews Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal [Sundance 2017]
Mistakes become monstrous in Vigalondo's alcohol drama.
Scott Reviews David Lowery’s A Ghost Story [Sundance 2017]
Possibly a masterpiece; definitely a rich, lovely, moving film.
Scott Reviews François Ozon’s Frantz [Sundance 2017]
Ozon finds commonalities with Lubitsch in his remake.
Scott Reviews Dustin Guy Defa’s Person to Person [Sundance 2017]
Defa's sophomore feature is rich with humanity, humor, and worn-down shops.
Scott Reviews Dee Rees’ Mudbound [Sundance 2017]
The thrilling adaptation confronts race relations in a time of supposed victory.
Scott Reviews Alex Ross Perry’s Golden Exits [Sundace 2017]
Alex Ross Perry regains his voice, but loses his vitality.