Category Archives: 10 Second Review

MVFF35: Argo

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

Mr. Affleck’s film wonderfully captures claustrophobia: in Teheran, where its residents spy and betray each other; at the Canadian ambassador’s home, where the six American hostages pace day and night; the Hollywood lot, where the closed creation of worlds is … Continue reading →

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SFIFF: Twixt

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Sometimes, a genre film on a late Thursday night is just right: an alcoholic writer in mourning, an ornery sheriff, a haunted hotel, and several dead children. And now the divine Elle Fanning can say she’s worked with both Coppolas. … Continue reading →

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SFIFF: Patience (After Sebald)

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

It is as difficult for me to write this review as it is to explain why Sebald’s work is important to me. I want to write in great length about all the elements which I liked – the image juxtaposition, … Continue reading →

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SFIAFF 30: Delhi in a Day

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

A straightforward genre piece on a Westerner discovering love, the meaning of life, and the perils of the multi-culti attitude, made more palatable by a great soundtrack and casting. Delhi in a Day. Dir. Prashant Nair. Nomad Productions, 2011.

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10 Second Review: The Artist

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Film at its essential: a soundtrack that tugs the heartstrings, perfect cinematography, and an expressive face. Winner of several Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Direction. The Artist. Dir. by Michel Hazanavicius. La Petite Reine, et al., … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from Leonine Films!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

This film is currently on my mind for many reasons, but I usually turn to it anyway around this time of year because it wonderfully captures New York during the holidays: the lights, the Christmas trees being sold on the … Continue reading →

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Arthur Recreates…The Seventh Seal

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

The Seventh Seal is one of my favorite Bergman films – melancholy, enervating, unnerving, Nordic. I think this is most funny to me because Arthur’s face almost captures the gravitas of the film. I’m still laughing. From: Studio Arthur

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10 Second Review: La Carrière de Suzanne (1963)

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Male frenemies with a side of Mozart on the Boulevard Saint-Michel. La Carrière de Suzanne. Dir. Eric Rohmer. Les Films du Losange, 1963. In French.

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Tirez Sur Le Pianiste (1960)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

The women are stereotypes: the prostitute with a heart of gold, the blonde bourgeoise who sacrifices everything for her brooding artist of a husband, and the waitress who wants to save Charles Aznavour. All this would be fairly irritating if … Continue reading →

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10 Second Review: Super 8

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

Sometimes a movie gives you everything you expect it to and it is good: a close group of friends, a misunderstood alien, authority figures gone wrong, a martyred mother, and American suburbia in the 1970′s. Most of all, at least … Continue reading →

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