Scott wraps up coverage of LA Film Fest, looking at Paint it Black, No Light and No Land Anywhere, The View From Tall, and Heis (Chronicles)
Scott Nye
Scott Nye
Scott’s Los Angeles Film Festival Dispatch, Part One
Scott looks at Beyond the Gates, Mercy, My First Kiss and the People Involved, and Play the Devil.
Scott Reviews Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Journey to the Shore [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
MoC brings the award-winning film to an English-speaking audience.
Episode 172 – Michael Bay’s Armageddon
Scott, David, Ryan, and James discuss the thrills, chills, and discomfort of Bay's landmark blockbuster, and whether it belongs in the Collection.
Scott Reviews Samuel Fuller’s Fixed Bayonets! [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
War is just a series of rotten circumstances in Fuller's first studio film.
On the Screen – Episode 16 – Out 1 and The Jacques Rivette Collection
Scott, Aaron, Mark, and Martin discuss the paranoia, improvisation, rarity, and fleeting nature of Rivette's titanic 1971 film.
Scott Reviews The Rainer Werner Fassbinder Collection [Arrow Video Blu-ray Review]
The UK company gathers together some of the legendary German director's most-acclaimed films in a gorgeous package.
Scott Reviews Joachim Trier’s Louder Than Bombs [Theatrical Review]
Trier's English-language debut retains all his sensitivity and insight.
Scott Reviews Arrow Video’s Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Vol. 1 [Blu-ray Review]
Arrow gathers three undersung films from the pulp studio.
Episode 171 – Vilgot Sjöman’s I Am Curious…
Scott, David, and James discuss the politics, filmmaking, the legacy of war, and, of course, sex in the landmark dual film.
Scott Reviews King Hu’s A Touch of Zen [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
One of the greatest films of all time comes to Blu-ray in a stunning new restoration.
Scott Reviews Sergio Martino’s Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key [Arrow Video Blu-ray Review]
Just because it's trashy doesn't mean it can't be thrilling, cool, and creepy.
Scott Reviews Kiju Yoshida: Love + Anarchism [Arrow Video Blu-ray Review]
Not every film has to be for everybody, and these are some rather singular films.
Scott Reviews André de Toth’s Day of the Outlaw [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
The snowy Western distinguishes itself not only in locale, but in tension.
Scott Reviews Chantal Akerman’s No Home Movie [PIFF 2016]
The value of their conversations, typically involving old stories and new mundanities, is only truly understood in retrospect, enlivened by the wit of both women and how keenly many in the audience feel their own...