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“‘Allen v. Farrow’: A Scathing Indictment Of Woody Allen Is Also Terribly Heavy-Handed & Undermining”
So THIS is what it feels like when you half-trip a landmine and you’re stuck in the field waiting for someone to disable it. Continue reading
“‘A Rainy Day In New York’: Timothée Chalamet Stumbles In The Worst Woody Allen Feature In Years”Timot
For Christmas, all I want is for movies to stop making Timothée Chalamet happen. Continue reading
Putting Out the Fires: Oscars 2012 Aftermath
Well, the ceremony’s done, the statues have all been given out, and noses have been browned; the 84th Academy Awards are now in the books. And I have an opinion on them even though I didn’t even watch them. I don’t know that there should be much surprise in regards to what won and why. The … Continue reading
Golden Statues and Outrage: The Oscar Nominations
This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled the entries for each of their twenty four categories in anticipation of this year’s 84th Academy Awards show. As is always the case, response among critics and film writers has been mixed, characterized by raised eyebrows, occasional high praise and pleasant surprise, and most … Continue reading
Premature Retrospection: My Favorite Films in 2011 (So Far)
I realize that in a few months time, I’ll be cobbling together a top ten list for 2011 as I’ve done for the past two years that A Constant Visual Feast has been up and running. But 2011 has been a good year cinematically, for me specifically and for film in general; I’ve seen more … Continue reading
Review: Midnight in Paris, 2011, dir. Woody Allen
A review for Midnight in Paris requires no preamble simply because it’s the best movie Woody Allen has made in years, which alone should be sufficient reason to watch it in light of the director’s limp and joyless recent output. But a review that begins with the suggestion that Midnight in Paris far exceeds the … Continue reading
A Constant Visual Feast 