“50 Years Ago, Andrei Tarkovsky Made The Most Disturbing Sci-Fi Movie Ever”

Depending on who you ask and how they interpret the ending, I guess! Continue reading →

“Best of Criterion’s New Releases, September 2018”

Question: Does anyone care if Paste‘s Criterion round-ups publish the month after they’re intended for? This used to bother me just on grounds of professional, writerly pride, but I’m not sure anymore if it’s worth me being bothered by; by the time these pieces land, every release from the preceding month is commercially available, which feels … Continue reading →

Review: Andrei Rublev, 1966, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

Hello! I’m back from vacation. Vacation is why I’m behind on sharing and posting my work. Don’t look at me like that. I’m entitled to go on vacation. Deal with it. Anyways: Here’s Andrei Rublev. There’s a new restoration of Andrei Rublev running in New York City, at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, courtesy of Janus Films. … Continue reading →