Movie Review: Napoleon
Despite his famously diminutive stature, Napoleon Bonaparte’s life demands many hours and millions of dollars in moviemaking with all the things he did. The Corsican’s …
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Movie Review: The Taste of Things
With all the Masterchef and Great British Bakeoff Material in the ether, it’s easy to forget that Italy and France rule the Western culinary world. …
Movie Review: Anatomy of a Fall
France just continues to put out great movies. They’ve had multiple films near or in my end of year Top 10’s for years now, and …
Movie Review: Chevalier
History is written by the victors, so thank god for whomever kept track of the works of Joseph Bologne. The talented chevalier, violinist, composer, and …
Movie Review: Return to Seoul
I love Seoul. It’s an awesome city, filled with a relentless cosmopolitan momentum to have a great time and enjoy yourself. However, if you’re going …
Movie Review: Downton Abbey: A New Era
Let’s the keep the party going right? After a Community jealous 6 seasons and a movie, Downton Abbey gets the gang back together in a …
Movie Review: Happening
Happening benefits from impeccable timing. With Roe v Wade on the precipice of being overturned in the United States, Audrey Diwan’s harrowing abortion tale from …
Movie Review: Big Bug
Thank goodness for the French, and their weird sense of humor. Big Bug is directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Jeunet gave us the little miracle of …
Movie Review: Petite Maman
Portrait of a Lady on Fire took the international movie world by storm, a top 10 film in one of the better movie years of …
Movie Review: The Last Duel
The Last Duel is simply a class act of a movie. Ridley Scott. Matt Damon. Ben Affleck. Adam Driver. Nicole Holofcener. Jodie Comer. All these …