Miyake's second feature doc offers few comforts, fewer conclusions, and endless fascination in exploring the obsessive culture.
Scott Nye
Scott Nye
Scott Review Pablo Larraín’s Neruda [Theatrical Review]
Larraín's playful biopic/thriller has way too much on its mind.
Scott Reviews Damien Chazelle’s La La Land [Theatrical Rview]
Stone and Gosling bring cinema's fantasy to life's messiness.
Scott Reviews Paul Verhoeven’s Elle [Theatrical Review]
Verhoeven returns to film after ten years with perhaps the year's most incisive film.
Scott Reviews Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden [Theatrical Review]
The real fun is what's underneath this twisty thriller.
Episode 176 – Kenji Mizoguchi’s The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Scott, David, and Ryan discuss heartache, sacrifice, gender roles, and performance in Mizoguchi's 1939 masterpiece.
Scott Reviews Arrow Video’s Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Vol. 2 [Blu-ray Review]
The studio gets a little silly. We all go a little silly sometimes.
Episode 175 – Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night
Scott, David, Trevor, and Arik discuss sex, seasons, witty retorts, dueling, and moral investigation in Bergman's 1955 classic.
Scott Reviews Jack Hill’s The Swinging Cheerleaders [Arrow Video Blu-ray Review]
The 1974 softcore hit swings onto high definition.
Scott Reviews Josef von Sternberg’s The Last Command [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray]
The 1928 Oscar-winner comes storming onto high definition.
Scott Reviews Dziga Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera and Other Works [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray]
Vertov's newly-restored masterpiece is accompanied by four other very fine works.
Episode 174 – Ingmar Bergman’s Summer with Monika
Scott, David, Trevor, and Arik discuss the eroticism, restless youth, realist and stylistic traits in Bergman's landmark film.
Scott Reviews Too Late for Tears and Woman on the Run [Arrow Films Blu-ray]
Arrow helps resurrect two tight, thrilling genre films.
Scott Reviews Richard Linklater’s Waking Life [Arrow Films Blu-ray Review]
The conversation never ends.
Episode 173 – Ingmar Bergman’s Summer Interlude
Scott, David, Trevor, and Arik discuss the artistic seeds, sensuality, playfulness, performances, autobiography, and tragedy in Bergman's 1951 film.