Examining ‘Chinatown’
What did you do in Chinatown? As little as possible. Town derived this classic exchange, as well as the title of the film itself,…
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The Browning Version (1951)
The Browning Version follows the final days of term for a classics schoolmaster. Due to his ill health, Andrew Crocker-Harris is forced into an…
The Great Gatsby (1974)
What makes Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby a classic novel is its utterly gorgeous prose. It is also this quality which arguably makes Gatsby the epitome of the…
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
As I waited for the house lights to dim, the little old lady sitting next to me decided to strike up a conversation. She…
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Finding Vivian Maier
Finding Vivian Maier begins with a series of brisk cuts: we move from one interview subject to another, and as we do so, each…
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Ship of Fools (1965) – On Style & Stardom
Ship of Fools is maddeningly difficult to critique. How can a film that beats you over the head with its message also be quiet and…
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