‘The Daughter of Dawn’ Is a Rare Native American Romance
The Comanches are the bad guys; the Kiowas are the good guys, and love conquers all in this previously lost film from the '20s.
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New Additions to Netflix Worth Watching in July
This month’s additions to Netflix’s roster are precisely the kind of fare one expects for summer: nostalgic fan favorites, Classic Hollywood romcoms, and easy '80s action flicks.
10 Great Films Available to Stream This July
For those wanting a little more variety in their viewing diet, we’ve selected ten quality films coming this month to some of the most popular streaming platforms
’99 River Street’ Feints and Punches
This noir throws several clever misdirections at the viewer.
Wim Wenders’ Road Movies as Journeys of Disaffection
With his “Road Trilogy”, Wim Wenders suggests that to find our place, we must be displaced.
‘Gilda’ Is an Invitation to Look Deeper Into Pop Culture
Beautiful, classic, important, and thoroughly complex, Gilda is a real “aficionado” film, and yet it has an undeniable popular appeal.
‘The Magnetic Monster’ Lacks Magnetism
Something borrowed, something blah.
‘Someone Else’ Director Nelson Kim on the Fluidity of Identity
"The puzzle, or mindfuck film, if you will, is an inherently cinematic idea. Something about the very nature of cinema invites playing around with different levels of reality."
When Words Aren’t Necessary on ‘The Naked Island’
Kaneto Shindo's 1960 movie made a splash, disappeared, and has now resurfaced with Criterion.
‘Gold’ Shivers Rather Than Glitters
'Gold' sees Hitler's Germany working out the psychology of power within a bland sci-fi narrative weighed down by leaden acting -- and an excess of feathers.
‘Crimson’ Tests Even Those Most Committed to Eurotrash Film
The best thing about the Crimson DVD is the commentary by historian Richard Harland Smith.